the impact of self-care education on loneliness and social isolation among older adults.

Comparison of the impact of self-care education through mobile learning and lecture method on loneliness and social isolation among community-dwelling older adults.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20221024056283N1

Enrollment

144

Registered

2022-11-09

Start date

2022-12-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-21

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Conditions

Condition 1: loneliness. Condition 2: social isolation. Problems related to social environment Social exclusion and rejection

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: The intervention of the mobile learning group: The educational content of the mobile learning group, based on Mobile Health, is provided through the designed soft

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 60-70 years old based on WHO criteria, 2.The ability to perform Activities of Daily Living and not having the history of Psychological disorders based on self-report and the elderly medical file, 3. Being literate, 4. Having a smart mobile phone with the Android operating system, 5. The ability to use a mobile phone and educational software, 6. Not participating in similar training courses, 7. The absence of hearing, vision, touch and speech disorders.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Non-participation of research samples for at least two sessions, 2. Suffering from a severe illness or disability.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Loneliness score in the elderly, which is measured by the loneliness inventory for older adults. Timepoint: The measurement of loneliness in the elderly will be at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and after the end of the intervention and then 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The way to measure the feeling of loneliness in the elderly is the self-report tool of the loneliness inventory for older adults made by Bandari (2021) in Iran.;The score of social isolation in the elderly, which is measured by the Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS). Timepoint: The measurement of social isolation in the elderly will be at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and after the end of the intervention and then 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The way to measure the social isolation in the elderly is the self-report tool of the Lubben Social Network Scale for older adults made by Lubben (2006) in Switzerland.	—

Measure

Time frame

Loneliness score in the elderly, which is measured by the loneliness inventory for older adults. Timepoint: The measurement of loneliness in the elderly will be at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and after the end of the intervention and then 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The way to measure the feeling of loneliness in the elderly is the self-report tool of the loneliness inventory for older adults made by Bandari (2021) in Iran.;The score of social isolation in the elderly, which is measured by the Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS). Timepoint: The measurement of social isolation in the elderly will be at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and after the end of the intervention and then 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The way to measure the social isolation in the elderly is the self-report tool of the Lubben Social Network Scale for older adults made by Lubben (2006) in Switzerland.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehrnoosh Partovirad

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

partovirad76@gmail.com+98 51 4262 1206

Outcome results

None listed

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