Testing an online community on level of depression among older Australians

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Depression; Anxiety; Loneliness; Quality of Life; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety; Public Health - Other public health

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622001233718
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Newcastle

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 15 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 230

Inclusion Criteria

(i) Aged 65 years or older; (ii) English speaking; (iii) have a life expectancy of more than 6 months; (iv) live independently at home with low levels of support i.e. Commonwealth Home Support Programme or Home Care Package Level 1 or 2; (v) have access to the internet.

Exclusion Criteria

(i) under a guardianship order

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean depression score assessed by the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15)<br><br>[ Baseline, and at 3 months and 6 months (primary timepoint) after completion of baseline measures]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety assessed by the 20-item Geriatric Anxiety Inventory[ Baseline, and at 3 and 6 months after completion of baseline measures];Loneliness assessed by the 11-item De Jong-Gierveld Loneliness Scale<br>[ Baseline, and at 3 months and 6 months after completion of baseline measures];Quality of life will be assessed using the 6-item Quality of Life- Aged Care Consumer tool (QOL-ACC), rather than the SF-36. [ Baseline, and at 3 months and 6 months after completion of baseline measures];ONS Life Satisfaction Scale[ ];ONS Life Satisfaction Scale[ Baseline, 3 and 6 months post-baseline]