The intervention used a life-story approach, while the control groups
participated in casual discussions. The Social Engagement Scale (SES) and Self Reported
Quality of Life Scale (SRQoL) were used as the outcome measures, which were examined at
baseline (T0), 12 weeks (T1), and six months (T2) after the intervention. The final sample had
135 subjects (active control group = 45; passive control group = 45; intervention group = 45).
Results: The Wilcoxon test showed significant differences in the intervention group between
T2 and T0, and between T1 and T0 in the SES, and there were significant differences between T0
and T1 (intervention effect size = 0.267) and T1 and T2 (intervention effect size = 0.450) in
the SRQoL. The univariate logistic regression scores showed that predictors of change in the
SRQoL were associated with fewer baseline anxiety symptoms and lower depression scores.