Children and adolescents between the ages of 12 and 21 with at least one parent suffering from mental illness, as well as older people aged 60 and above who suffer from loneliness and psychosocial stress.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Establishing intergenerational mentoring relationships
The intervention focuses on establishing stable mentoring relationships between senior citizens and children or adolescents from famili
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Seniors aged 60 and over who are residents of Hamburg - Children and adolescents aged 12-21 who have a parent with a mental illness and are residents of Hamburg - Sufficient knowledge of the German language - Consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children and adolescents with severe acute psychological symptoms, such as acute suicidality, acute substance use, or acute psychotic symptoms, which indicate inpatient treatment, are excluded from participating in the study. Seniors with acute psychological crises or untreated severe mental illnesses, as well as cognitive impairments or dementia, which do not allow for reliable participation in the intervention, are also excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary clinically relevant parameter of the study is the experience of loneliness among children, adolescents, and seniors, measured using the 6-item short version of the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (De Jong Gierveld & Van Tilburg, 2006). The intervention will be compared with baseline data in terms of change over 6 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes include the mental well-being and health-related quality of life of the participants. The mental well-being of seniors and young adults is assessed using the SDQ 18+, while the SDQ 11-17 is used for self-assessment for adolescents (Goodman, 1997). The health-related quality of life of seniors and older adolescents aged 18 and over is assessed using the SF-12 (Morfeld, Kirchberger, & Bullinger, 2011) and supplemented by the EQ-5D-5L (EuroQol Research Foundation, 2019). For the KJ, the KIDSCREEN-27 is used to measure quality of life (Ravens-Sieberer et al., 2005; The KIDSCREEN Group Europe, 2006) and, in addition, the youth version of the EQ-5D-Y-5L (EuroQol Research Foundation, 2024). The effectiveness of the intervention is assessed by comparing the data after 6 months (post-intervention) with the data at baseline (pre-intervention). In addition, semi-structured interviews are conducted with the participants after the intervention in order to specifically record aspects such as expectations, fulfillment of expectations, positive changes, and negative changes. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSilke Wiegand-Grefe
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Outcome results
None listed