BEFRIENDAS study: The impact of befriending on depression, anxiety, social support and loneliness in older adults living in residential aged care facilities

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Depression; Anxiety; Loneliness; Lack of social support; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000676112
• Lead Sponsor: ational Ageing Research Institute

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-05-06
• Last Update Posted: 27 September 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 544

Inclusion Criteria

Initial Eligibility criteria
1. Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) score of 8 or greater as assessed by RACF staff (no longer than six months prior). The CSDD is routinely used in RACFs as part of funding reliability assessments and has been found to be a valid and reliable tool (Korner et al, 2006) or
2. Psychogeriatric Assessment Scale – Cognitive Impairment Scale (PAS-CIS; Jorm & Mackinnon, 1995) score equal to or less than 10, as assessed by RACF staff (no longer than six months prior) or
3. Clinical judgement of clinical care manager indicating significant depression or anxiety
symptoms, confirmed in further screening.
Further Eligibility screen
1. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS;15 item version; Li et al, 2015) score of 4 or greater as assessed by the research team.
2. General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG; Brodaty et al, 2002) score of 4 or greater as assessed by the research assistants.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for residents:
-inability to give informed consent or understand English;
-PAS-CIS score greater than 10 (indicating moderate or severe cognitive impairment);
-progressive, unstable medical or neurological illness.
-under 65 years (Participants will be over 65 in line with the aims of the funding call).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression as measured by the 15 item Geriatric Depression Scale[Baseline (T1), 2 months (T2) and 4 months (T3 - primary endpoint) after the commencement of the intervention]