Loneliness Group Intervention for Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatients
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-6)
Study Overview
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.
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 ACL groups with geriatric psychiatry inpatients feasible and acceptable? (b) Do such ACL groups demonstrate preliminary efficacy?
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 60 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Admission to geriatric psychiatry inpatient unit
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 and psychotherapy
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-6)
Time Frame: 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.
Quantitative Program Satisfaction
Time Frame: 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.
Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale (IOS)
Time Frame: 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.
Relational Health Indices (RHI)
Time Frame: 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.
Secondary Outcomes
- Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale(Up to 2 months)
- Sacred Moment Qualities (SMQ)(Up to 2 months)