Loneliness
Conditions
Interventions
Tele-BA (RCT on Loneliness):Tele-BA is an 8 bi-weekly 30-minute sessions over a period of four weeks to be more practical for telephone sessions intervention. Participants will be asked to review thei
Tele-M (RCT on Loneliness):Tele-M is an eight 30-minute sessions over a period of 4 weeks and from a smartphone app to a telephone-based intervention. Before the intervention, participants will view a
Tele-BF (RCT on Loneliness):Tele-BF refers to regular contact between a volunteer who acts as or becomes friends with older adults. A total of eight Tele-BF sessions for four weeks, each session lasti
Volunteering Group (RCT on Volunteering):Participants in the intervention group will receive our 4- week tested motivation program and the training for each intervention they will be assigned to imple
Active Control Group (RCT on Volunteering):Participants in the active control condition will receive four one-hour telephone sessions of a psycho-education program for their retirement and healthy beh
Sponsors
The Education University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria for participants in the RCT on loneliness will be: 1) aged 65 and older; 2) able to communicate through Cantonese over the phone; 3) they have mild or no cognitive impairment; 4) no psychiatric disorder, learning disability, or active suicidal ideation; 5) living in poverty defined by the official Hong Kong poverty line, i.e. half of median household income adjusted by household size; 6) living alone; 7) no access to internet; 8) not engage in regular systematic mindfulness mediation or related mind-body practice (>2 times per week); and 9) feeling lonely (cut-off >=6 of 3-item UCLA Loneliness Scale). The inclusion criteria for the RCT on volunteering are: 1) aged between 50 and 70; 2) willing to be trained and serve at least two hours per week for six months; 3) at least three years education in secondary school; 4) no major physical and mental health problems, or cognitive impairment; 5) not working full- or part-time; 6) people who have not engaged in formal voluntary work more than 4 times within the last year; and 7) feeling lonely (cut-off >=6 of 3-item UCLA Loneliness Scale).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Loneliness;Social Network;Medical Outcomes - Social Support; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Perceived Stress Scale;Sleep Quality;Impact of Event;Patient Health; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactCHOU Kee Lee
The Education University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed