The SOCIAL Study: Feasibility of Remote Home Support Coaches to Decrease the Physical and Psychological Impact of Social Distancing on Older Adults
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Malnutrition
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Enrollment
- 10
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Physical Activity - Self-report survey to measure engagement in activities
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this this study is to develop and test the feasibility of a remotely delivered brief behavioral activation intervention to decrease the negative physical and psychological consequences of being homebound among older adults during the time of COVID.
Detailed Description
The goal of this study is to develop and test the feasibility of a remotely delivered brief behavioral activation intervention to decrease the negative physical and psychological consequences of being homebound among older adults during the time of COVID.The intervention will focus on decreasing the impact of social isolation, inactivity and poor nutrition on old people during a time when many in-person social activities are not possible. It will be delivered through telephone and other communication tools that allow remote (i.e. not in person) communication over 10 sessions. Subjects will be a total of 60 people aged 75 years an older, who will be recruited from primary care in the Boston MA region and senior living facilities in the Baltimore MD region. Coaches will be trained using an on-line based modules developed to support this intervention. Self-report outcomes will be measured by telephone at baseline and 4-month follow-up.
Investigators
Shalendar Bhasin, MD
Principal Investigator
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •• Men or women who are 75 years or older
- •Must be a patient of Mass General Brigham affiliated with Primary Care Physician departments in Boston, MA OR be a resident of Brightview Senior Living and Assisted Living facilities near Baltimore, MD
Exclusion Criteria
- •• Men or women who are 74 years and younger
- •Participants who are not affiliated with Primary Care Physician departments at Mass General Brigham or a resident of an assisted living facility in Baltimore, MD
- •Unable to adequately complete the Evaluation to Provide Consent
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Physical Activity - Self-report survey to measure engagement in activities
Time Frame: change from baseline to 4-month follow-up
Yale Physical Activity Survey (self-report)
Loneliness assessment - 20 item, self-report assessment to measure loneliness
Time Frame: change from baseline to 4-month follow-up
UCLA Loneliness Scale 3.0 (self-report) 20 item, self-report assessment to measure loneliness. Scale from 1(never) to 4(often)
Physical Activity - step activity monitor to track daily steps walked
Time Frame: change in steps from the first week of study to final week (week 16) of study
average steps walked per day
Secondary Outcomes
- PROMIS Short form to measure level 2 adult depression(change from baseline to 4-month follow up)
- PROMIS short-form to measure anxiety in adults(change from baseline to 4-month follow up)
- Late Life Function Instrument to assess functionality in elderly(change from baseline to 4-month follow up)
- Late Life Function Instrument to access disability in elderly(change from baseline to 4-month follow up)
- Duke Social Support short scale to measure social support among older people(change from baseline to 4-month follow up)
- Mini-nutritional assessment to determine if there is risk of malnourishment(change from baseline to 4-month follow up)
- Likert 0-7 rating scale of participants satisfaction with the program(4 month follow-up)