Loneliness Group Intervention
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The goal of this pilot study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a group loneliness intervention in geriatric psychiatry inpatients. This type of group loneliness intervention is based on functional analytic psychotherapy and is called Awareness, Courage, and Love Groups.
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Detailed Description
The objective of our clinical trial is to adapt, implement, and evaluate a type of loneliness group intervention called Awareness, Courage, and Love Groups for older adults in a psychiatric unit. The following research questions will be answered: (a) Are such loneliness groups with geriatric psychiatry inpatients feasible and acceptable? (b) Do such loneliness groups demonstrate preliminary efficacy?
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Treatment Treatment group will receive Awareness, Courage, and Love Groups for loneliness. |
Behavioral: Awareness, Courage, and Love Groups
Groups based on the Awareness, Courage, and Love framework from functional analytic psychotherapy
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| Active Comparator: Control Control group will receive treatment as usual in the form of Mutual Help Meetings. |
Other: Mutual Help Meetings
Groups based on treatment as usual where patients gather to discuss how they can help others on the ward, and make requests for how others can help them.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale (IOS) [Up to 2 months]
Brief single-item pictorial measure of social closeness. The minimum value is 1, the maximum value is 7, and higher scores indicate a better outcome.
- UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-6) [Up to 2 months]
Brief measure of loneliness. The minimum value is 6, the maximum value is 24, and higher scores indicate a worse outcome.
- Relational Health Indices (RHI) [Up to 2 months]
Brief measure of group relational health. The minimum value is 8, the maximum value is 40, and higher scores indicate a better outcome.
- Quantitative Program Satisfaction [Up to 2 months]
Brief measure of program satisfaction. The minimum value is 0, the maximum value is 16, and higher scores indicate a better outcome.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale [Up to 2 months]
1 item pictorial scale of subjective wellbeing from 0 (minimum) to 10 (maximum). A higher score indicates a better outcome.
- Sacred Moment Qualities (SMQ) [Up to 2 months]
Brief measure of perceived sacred qualities, adapted from Pargament et al. (2014). The minimum value is 11, the maximum value is 55, and higher scores indicate a better outcome.
Other Outcome Measures
- Satisfaction Questionnaire [Up to 2 months]
Brief open-ended questions about program satisfaction. Responses are qualitative.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Admission to geriatric psychiatry inpatient unit
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Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score of 10 or above
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals who are disoriented to person, delirious, unable to tolerate or participate meaningfully in the group, or otherwise unable to provide consent to research
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- Lawson Health Research Institute
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Michele Doering, MD, St. Joseph's Health Care London
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
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