Creating Encounters: Generations in Action - Together Instead of Alone (GemsE)
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 80
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Loneliness
研究概览
简要总结
Elderly people and children and young people (CYP) and from families with mentally ill parents are particularly affected by loneliness. The GemsE project is investigating whether intergenerational mentoring between seniors and children or young people helps to reduce loneliness and improve the mental well-being and quality of life of both groups. The aim of the study is to scientifically record the effect of these sponsorships and to find out how such encounters can be successfully organized.
详细描述
The GemsE project - Creating Encounters: Generations in Action - Together Instead of Alone is an interventional study evaluating intergenerational mentoring between seniors and CYP from families with parents who have mental illness. The aim is to build stable, voluntary relationships that reduce loneliness and improve the mental well-being and health-related quality of life of both groups.
As part of the study, approximately 40 seniors and 40 children or adolescents will be accompanied in sponsorships over a period of six months. The impact of the sponsorships will be measured using standardized, validated questionnaires on loneliness, psychosocial well-being, and health-related quality of life. The results should provide insights into how intergenerational sponsorships can be effectively designed and integrated into psychosocial care services.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 12 Years 至 —（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Older adults aged 60 years and older who are residents of Hamburg
- •Children and adolescents aged 12 to 21 years with at least one parent with a mental illness and who are residents of Hamburg
- •Sufficient German language proficiency
- •Ability and willingness to provide informed consent to participate in the study
排除标准
- •Children and adolescents with severe acute psychological symptoms requiring inpatient treatment, including acute suicidality, acute substance use, or acute psychotic symptoms
- •Older adults with acute psychological crises or untreated severe mental illness preventing reliable participation
- •Older adults with cognitive impairment or dementia preventing reliable participation in the intervention
研究组 & 干预措施
Establishing intergenerational tandems
The intervention focuses on establishing stable mentoring relationships between senior citizens and children or adolescents from families with parents who have mental health issues.
The main objectives of this intervention are to build reliable relationships, reduce loneliness, and promote mental well-being and quality of life for both groups.
This intervention is coordinated by the project team at GemsE - Creating encounters: Generations in Action - Together Instead of Alone -.
干预措施: Mechanisms and effectiveness of intergenerational tandems (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Loneliness
时间窗: Change from baseline to 6 months.
The primary clinically relevant parameter of the study is the experience of loneliness among children, adolescents, and seniors, measured using the 6-item short version of the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale.The response options are three-point (yes, more or less, no) from 0-6 with higher scores indicating greater loneliness.
次要结局
- Mental well-being(Change from baseline to 6 months.)
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults(Change from baseline to 6 months.)
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents(Change from baseline to 6 months.)
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults (EQ-5D-5L)(Change from baseline to 6 months)
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents (EQ-5D-Y-5L)(Change from baseline to 6 months)
研究者
Silke Wiegand-Grefe, Prof. Dr.
Prof. Dr.
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf