A community group to improve loneliness in older adults

Not Applicable

• Conditions: oneliness; Loneliness; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000924156
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Auckland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-07-03
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

The study will recruit participants from Age Concern in Auckland and Dunedin, New Zealand. Potential participants are people with subjective loneliness who are referred to their AVS. Staff at Age Concern will approach potential participants about this study, and the research team will provide further information and obtain informed consent.

(i)Age 65+
(ii)living in the community, including retirement village
(iii)adequate hearing and vision to allow participation in group work
(iv)ability to move independently without another person’s aid
(v)a score of 3 or above on the de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale

Exclusion Criteria

(i)significant cognitive impairment (Montreal Cognitive Assessment score <25/30)
(ii)participants are required to be intervention naïve, e.g. they have not received AVS or any other loneliness service before
(iii)significant medical co-morbidities likely to impact on survival over 2-year period (e.g. terminal cancer).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale[12 weeks (i.e. immediately post-intervention)];Number of potential participants approached through Age Concern willing to take part in the trial.<br><br>Measured by using a record kept by Age Concern and the research team. <br>[At the completion of all 4 groups.];Number of potential participants approached through District Health Board's interRAI assessment team willing to take part in the trial <br><br>Measured by using a record kept by District Health Board and the research team. [At the completion of all 4 groups.]