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| Western University, Canada | OTHER |
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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.
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?
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Treatment | Experimental | Treatment group will receive Awareness, Courage, and Love Groups for loneliness. |
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| Control | Active Comparator | Control group will receive treatment as usual in the form of Mutual Help Meetings. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Awareness, Courage, and Love Groups | Behavioral | Groups based on the Awareness, Courage, and Love framework from functional analytic psychotherapy |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale (IOS) | 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. | Up to 2 months |
| UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-6) | Brief measure of loneliness. The minimum value is 6, the maximum value is 24, and higher scores indicate a worse outcome. | Up to 2 months |
| Relational Health Indices (RHI) | Brief measure of group relational health. The minimum value is 8, the maximum value is 40, and higher scores indicate a better outcome. | Up to 2 months |
| Quantitative Program Satisfaction | Brief measure of program satisfaction. The minimum value is 0, the maximum value is 16, and higher scores indicate a better outcome. | Up to 2 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale | 1 item pictorial scale of subjective wellbeing from 0 (minimum) to 10 (maximum). A higher score indicates a better outcome. | Up to 2 months |
| Sacred Moment Qualities (SMQ) |
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| Satisfaction Questionnaire | Brief open-ended questions about program satisfaction. Responses are qualitative. | Up to 2 months |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Elisabeth VanBussel, MD | St. Joseph's Health Care London | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Parkwood Institute Mental Health | London | Ontario | N6C 0A7 | Canada |
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot_SAP | Yes | Yes | No | Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan | Jan 5, 2024 | Mar 12, 2024 | Prot_SAP_000.pdf |
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| Mutual Help Meetings | Other | Groups based on treatment as usual where patients gather to discuss how they can help others on the ward, and make requests for how others can help them. |
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Brief measure of perceived sacred qualities, adapted from Pargament et al. (2014). The minimum value is 11, the maximum value is 55, and higher scores indicate a better outcome.
| Up to 2 months |