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Psychotherapeutic interventions for depressive symptoms in older adults in a community setting: a systematic review protocol

Publicated to:Frontiers In Psychiatry. 15 1448771- - 2024-08-09 15(), DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1448771

Authors: Morgado, Bruno; Silva, Celso; Agostinho, Ines; Bras, Filipe; Amaro, Pedro; Lusquinhos, Leonel; Schneider, Brooke C; Fonseca, Cesar; Albacar-Rioboo, Nuria; Pinho, Lara

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Alto Alentejo Local Hlth Unit, Portalegre, Portugal - Author
Comprehens Hlth Res Ctr, Evora, Portugal - Author
EPE, West Lisbon Local Hlth Unit, Lisbon, Portugal - Author
Polytech Inst Beja, Beja Sch Hlth, Beja, Portugal - Author
Polytech Inst Portalegre, Portalegre, Portugal - Author
Sao Joao Deus Sch Nursing, Evora, Portugal - Author
Univ Med Ctr Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany - Author
Univ Rovira & Virgili, Dept Nursing, Tarragona, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Depression is a prevalent illness among the elderly, so psychotherapeutic interventions are needed to promote health and quality of life. This literature review aims to identify trials of any psychotherapeutic interventions aimed at reducing depressive symptoms in older adults. A systematic literature review with a meta-analysis will be carried out. The following databases will be searched: CINAHL Plus with Full Text, MedicLatina, MEDLINE with Full Text, and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection. To minimize bias, four reviewers will independently assess the inclusion of studies. The fifth reviewer will be responsible for disaggregating inclusion and exclusion between two authors. The results of the analysis will be grouped in a table with the characteristics of the included studies, including author, year, sample, objectives, methods, assessment instruments, psychotherapeutic interventions, results, follow-up and a data compilation scheme. This scientific article is a systematic review protocol for which the data has already been extracted and is being analyzed. Examples of possible strategies to include cognitive restructuring and mental health programs for older adults in community settings. With this clear and direct identification of psychotherapeutic interventions, it will be clearer for mental health professionals to be able to intervene effectively to promote the mental health and well-being of older adults. PROSPERO registration number CRD42023449190

Keywords

Community settingDepressionNon-pharmacological therapyNon-pharmacological treatmentOlder adultsProtocol português (portugal)PsychotherapiesPsychotherapies,non-pharmacological therapy,non-pharmacological treatment,depression,older adults,community setting,systematic review,protocol portugu & ecircReduced inequalitiesS (portugalSystematic review

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Frontiers In Psychiatry due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-06-28:

  • Scopus: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-28:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 18.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 18 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 2.1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 5 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9379311
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries, with a probability of 78% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Germany; Portugal.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Morgado, Bruno) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Morgado, Bruno.