CompletedNot Applicable

Telehealth Intervention Program for Older Adults

Canada112 participantsStarted 2020-10-02

Plain-language summary

COVID-19 is having profound effects on older adults' due to social isolation measures which may negatively impact individuals' mental and physical health. Recently, a telephone program, the Telehealth Intervention Program for Older Adults (TIP-OA), was created. In this program, a volunteer is calling older adults (age≥60) every week to have a friendly conversation. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of this telephone program (TIP-OA) in reducing stress, improving the mental health of program users, and understand their experiences.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Program Users * TIP-OA Program User * Aged ≥60 years * Residing in Montreal * Speak English or French * Capable of giving consent (judged by a member of the research team to adequately understand information relevant in making a decision about research participation, and to reasonably appreciate foreseeable consequences of a decision or lack of decision) Exclusion Criteria: Program Users * Not capable of giving consent (vetted for this by the clinician team) Inclusion Criteria: Volunteers * TIP-OA program volunteer * Able to speak English or French Exclusion Criteria: Volunteers * None Inclusion Criteria: Stakeholders * TIP-OA program stakeholder (community partners, program organizers, and clinicians) * Able to speak English or French Exclusion Criteria: Stakeholders * None

What they're measuring

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

Timeframe: Change from Baseline to 4- and 8-weeks (15 minute assessment)

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

Timeframe: Change from Baseline to 4- and 8-weeks (15 minute assessment)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)

Timeframe: Change from Baseline to 4- and 8-weeks (15 minute assessment)

Fear of COVID-19 Scale

Timeframe: Change from Baseline to 4- and 8-weeks (15 minute assessment)

Mental Healthcare Utilization

Timeframe: Assessed in the 8 weeks prior to baseline and during the 8-week follow-up

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04523610

SponsorLady Davis Institute

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-10-01

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Depression, Anxiety trials

Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

What they're measuring

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

Timeframe: Change from Baseline to 4- and 8-weeks (15 minute assessment)

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

Timeframe: Change from Baseline to 4- and 8-weeks (15 minute assessment)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)

Timeframe: Change from Baseline to 4- and 8-weeks (15 minute assessment)

Fear of COVID-19 Scale

Timeframe: Change from Baseline to 4- and 8-weeks (15 minute assessment)

Mental Healthcare Utilization

Timeframe: Assessed in the 8 weeks prior to baseline and during the 8-week follow-up