Elderly Peer Volunteer led Happiness Program
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/10/021783
- Lead Sponsor
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All the eligible elderly population, aged 60 years and above, from urban field practice area of JIPMER, Pondicherry will be included in the study
Exclusion Criteria
Baseline Assessment: For the intervention component we will exclude elderly individuals with cognitive status impairment, severe depression (GDS values 6 and above), severely compromised activities of daily living (Barthel index score below 15) and who have severe incapacitating, life-threatening or terminal illness.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The change in loneliness level among the elderly due to the peer volunteer led interventionTimepoint: The change in loneliness level among the elderly due to the peer volunteer led intervention for 12 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method changes in levels of stress, anxiety, sleep quality, cognitive status, depression status, activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, quality food intake and nutrition statusTimepoint: Baseline and endline (12 months)