None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Community Health workers: Geriatric mental health literacy training will be given for 6 hours per day for 2days
Control Intervention1: Community Health Workers: Community health workers
Sponsors
University Grants Commission Senior Research Feloowship
NIMHANS
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Community Health Workers who fall under the catchment area of Sakkalwara Community Mental Health Centre of NIMHANS will be included in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Community health workers who have participated in a similar program earlier will be excluded from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Geriatric Mental health Literacy of Community Health WorkersTimepoint: To be assessed at Baseline (Day 0), post intervention(Day 2), 2 month and 2 days from baseline (Day 62) 4 months 2 and days from baseline (Day 122), 6 months and 2 days from baseline(day 182) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| â?¢number of attempts made to identify the elderly who need intervention in the community â?¢the number of elderly who were referred to Sakkalwara Mental Health Clinic â?¢the attempts to intervene with the families of elderly, â?¢attempts to impart the skills in the community to prevent the occurrence of mental health problems in the elderly â?¢Nature of difficulties experienced in implementing the porgramme. Timepoint: 2 month and 2 days from post intervention (Day 62) 4 months 2 and days from post intervention (Day 122), 6 months and 2 days from post intervention(day 182) | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDrN Girish
NIMHANS
Outcome results
None listed