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Development and testing of a wellbeing program that connects older adults experiencing social isolation/loneliness & trained college youth volunteers and involves mutually enriching interactions and activities.

Development and feasibility testing of an intergenerational wellbeing intervention. - IG-WBI

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/09/057618
Enrollment
100
Registered
2023-09-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Development and feasibility testing of an intergenerational wellbeing intervention: A multi-component wellbeing intervention involving older adults who are experiencing social isolation

Sponsors

Upama Pal
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: FOR OLDER ADULTS: 1.Age 60 years and older. 2.All genders. 3.Able to speak and read English or Hindi. 4.Having at least 10 years of formal education. 5.Having access to a mobile phone and comfortable in engaging in phone calls of 15-20 minutes in duration. 6. Experiencing any one of the following: a.Social isolation as evident by a score of 12 or less on Lubben’s Social Network Scale- Revised six item (Lubben et al., 2006). b.Loneliness as evident on a score of 5 on the three-item of the 8- item UCLA Loneliness scale (Hays and DiMatteo, 1987). FOR COLLEGE YOUTH: 1.College students between 18-25 years of age. 2.Able to speak and read in English or Hindi. 3.All genders.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: FOR OLDER ADULTS: 1.Probable psychosis as assessed on Modified MINI Screen Section C (OASAS, 2001). 2.Experiencing severe distress as evident on Kessler Psychological distress measure (Kessler et al., 2002). 3.Seeking services from a mental health professional in the last 6 months. 4.Having any cognitive impairment that limits taking part in the study as evident on HMSE (Ganguli et al., 1995). 5.A major medical condition or physical impairment that makes older adults not amenable to participate in intervention program. 6.Foreign nationals. FOR COLLEGE YOUTH: 1.Experiencing severe distress as evident on Kessler Psychological distress measure (Kessler et al., 2002). 2.Self-report of undergoing treatment for any major psychiatric illness in the last 6 months. 3.Foreign nationals.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Psychological wellbeing for both generationsTimepoint: Baseline, post assessment at 4 months, follow up at 2 months.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
FOR COLLEGE YOUTH: Affective wellbeing & ageistic attitudesTimepoint: Baseline, post assessment at 4 months, follow up at 2 months;FOR OLDER ADULTS: Affective wellbeing & lonelinessTimepoint: Baseline, post assessment at 4 months, follow up at 2 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Seema Mehrotra

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

drmehrotra_seema@yahoo.com08026995192

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026