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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 1779339 | Other Identifier | Danish Data Protections Agency | |
| 504-0225/20-5000 | Other Identifier | University of Copenhagen Research Ethics Committee for Science and Health |
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| Velux Fonden | OTHER |
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Impairments in hearing and/or vision are common in older age. Having lived one's life as a fully sighted and hearing individual, older adults with sensory loss must come to terms with their declining capacity to interact with others and waning independence. There is ample research evidence showing that sensory loss (i.e., loss of hearing, vision or both) can be a distressful experience for older adults and their spouses, yet little has been done to understand what works in alleviating this distress or develop scalable cost-effective interventions to counter this distress or associated outcomes like depression, anxiety, poor quality of life, and lower relationship quality. In this project, the investigators will design and test an easy-to-administer, online intervention aimed at reducing emotional and marital distress in older adults with sensory loss and their spouses. The goal of the intervention will be to develop acceptance of the sensory loss through a series of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy inspired educational, self-compassion, and therapeutic activities. In prior research, acceptance has been flagged as a promising factor on which to intervene to assist older couples' emotional and marital recovery in the context of sensory loss. Thus, the investigators expect that the intervention should show encouraging results regarding the alleviation of distress in this group and contribute significantly to the psychosocial rehabilitation of older adults with sensory loss and their spouses.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention group | Experimental | Gains access to the digital intervention program |
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| Wait-list- control group | No Intervention | Does not gain access to the intervention (until end of study) |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| English: In It Together (IIT) | Behavioral | Digital intervention program that consists of 4 modules, to be completed 1 week apart. The modules consist of psychoeducation, as well as acceptance and commitment therapy-inspired activities. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| WHO-5 well-being | 5-item measure of general well-being (Bech, 1999, 2012) | Within the last 2 weeks |
| Couple Satisfaction Index | 4-item measure of satisfaction with one's romantic relationship (Funk & Rogge, 2007) | Follow-up 1: During the last 6 weeks |
| Depression | 9-item measure of depressive symptoms (PHQ-9; Kroenke, Spitzer, & Williams, 2001; Kroenke & Spitzer, 2002) | Within the last 2 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Psychological flexibility | 7-item measure of psychological flexibility (AAC-II; Bond, Hayes, Baer, Carpenter, Guenole, Orcutt, Waltz, & Zettle, 2011). | Follow-up 1: During the last 6 weeks |
| Communication |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Camilla S Øverup, PhD | University of Copenhagen | Principal Investigator |
| Gert Martin Hald, PhD | University of Copenhagen | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Copenhagen | Copenhagen | 1014 | Denmark |
We will share all individual data, along with a data dictionary and analytic code. The data will be anonymized prior to sharing. The materials will be uploaded to a data repository (which as yet to be determined)
The data will be shared after June 30th, 2022.
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Participants will be randomized to one of two conditions: 1) Intervention group, which will receive access to the digital intervention program, and 2) Control group, who will not receive immediate acess to the digital intervention program.
Intervention group:
Participants will be asked to complete survey measures at baseline (prior to access to the 4-module digital intervention program), 6-weeks, 10 weeks, and 18 weeks.
Control group:
Participants will be asked to complete survey measures at baseline , 6-weeks, and 10 weeks (control group participants gain access to the digital intervention program after completion of the 10-week survey).
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12-item measure of satisfaction with communication with partner (Jones, Jones, & Morris, .018)
| Follow-up 1: During the last 6 weeks |
| ID | Term |
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| D034381 | Hearing Loss |
| ID | Term |
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| D006311 | Hearing Disorders |
| D004427 | Ear Diseases |
| D010038 | Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |
| D012678 | Sensation Disorders |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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