Feasibility and acceptability of a volunteer-peer telephone support programme - A COVID-19 response

Feasibility and acceptability of a volunteer-peer telephone support programme for individuals affected by COVID-19

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12620000975998

Acronym

HOspitals and patients WoRking in Unity Care Transition Program (HOW-R-U? CTP)

Enrollment

100

Registered

2020-09-30

Start date

2021-01-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-01-05

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This project aims to implement and evaluate the HOW-R-U? telephone peer support program to address social isolation, loneliness and depressive feelings in a COVID-19 affected cohort served by Northern Health. This project will provide supportive telephone calls in the time after being diagnosed with COVID-19, or working and living with those with COVID-19, which we hypothesise will help improve these feelings of isolation, loneliness and depression.

Interventions

Participants will be provided with weekly individual social telephone calls of approximately 20-40 minutes duration, by volunteers who are supported by psychologists. Calls are social in nature, not clinical, and topics for discussion will be driven by study participants. These calls will occur for approximately 12 weeks, and will be logged at the conclusion of each call.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Primary purpose

Treatment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Community-dwelling individuals aged 18 or over from Northern Health with a) a diagnosis of COVID-19, or are close contacts of diagnosed cases, or b) accessing Northern Health community programs.

Exclusion criteria

Moderate to severe cognitive impairment and/or a confirmed diagnosis of dementia; a diagnosis of severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or psychosis; and participants whose preferred language is other than English.

Outcome results