NOTEPAD: third sector workers supporting depressed and anxious older people to do social activities

Conditions

Depression, anxiety and loneliness in older adults Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depression, anxiety and loneliness in older adults

Heather Burroughs, Bernadette Bartlam, P. Bullock, Karina Lovell, Reuben Ogollah et al. (12 authors)

Health Services and Delivery Research2019-07-013 citations

10.3310/hsdr07250

Can support workers from AgeUK deliver an intervention to support older people with anxiety and depression? A qualitative evaluation.

Kingstone T, Bartlam B, Burroughs H, Bullock P, Lovell K, Ray M, Bower P, Waheed W, Gilbody S, Nicholls E, Chew-Graham CA.

2019-01-194 citations

10.1186/s12875-019-0903-1

A feasibility study for NOn-Traditional providers to support the management of Elderly People with Anxiety and Depression: The NOTEPAD study Protocol.

Burroughs H, Bartlam B, Ray M, Kingstone T, Shepherd T, Ogollah R, Proctor J, Waheed W, Bower P, Bullock P, Lovell K, Gilbody S, Bailey D, Butler-Whalley S, Chew-Graham C.

2018-03-071 citations

10.1186/s13063-018-2550-6

Interventions

Eligible participants will be visited at home by a Research Nurse at a time and date to suit them. The participant will be asked to complete a consent form and a number of baseline questionnaires. Thi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged over 65 2. Registered at 1 of the 6 recruited practices 3. A score of 10 or higher on the PHQ9 and/or GAD7 (as indicated on a postal screening questionnaire and a pre-baseline telephone call)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. People at risk of self-harm/suicide 2. Alcohol/substance abuse 3. People in the palliative phase of an illness 4. Lacking capacity to consent 5. Living in a care home

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Quality of life is measured using the CASP-12 questionnaire at baseline and 4 months 2. Loneliness is measured using the Adult Attitude to Loneliness questionnaire at baseline and 4 months 3. Vulnerability is measured using the Adult Attitude to Loneliness (AAG) at baseline and 4 months 4. Health-related quality of life is measured using the EQ-5D-5L at baseline and 4 months 5. Social participation is measured using the Social participation questionnaire at baseline and 4 months 6. Self-efficacy is measured using the Self Efficacy questionnaire at baseline and 4 months 7. Participant burden is measured using a question by the research nurse at baseline and 4 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Quality of life is measured using the CASP-12 questionnaire at baseline and 4 months 2. Loneliness is measured using the Adult Attitude to Loneliness questionnaire at baseline and 4 months 3. Vulnerability is measured using the Adult Attitude to Loneliness (AAG) at baseline and 4 months 4. Health-related quality of life is measured using the EQ-5D-5L at baseline and 4 months 5. Social participation is measured using the Social participation questionnaire at baseline and 4 months 6. Self-efficacy is measured using the Self Efficacy questionnaire at baseline and 4 months 7. Participant burden is measured using a question by the research nurse at baseline and 4 months

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Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Engagement of GP practices is measured by recording the number of GP practices that agree to participate of those approached 2. Recruitment, training and retention of NTPs is measured by monitoring how many NTPs undergo full training and are retained to the end of the study 3. Response rates to the screening questionnaire is measured by recording the number of target participants that will respond to screening as a percentage of the number mailed and invited to participate in the study 4. Participant recruitment rate is measured by the number of eligible participant who consent to participate in the study as a percentage of all eligible participants 5. Response rates to follow-up questionnaire is measured recording the number of participants who consent to participate that remain in the study until the end of follow-up at 4 months 6. Adherence to intervention is measured by reviewing NTP notes at 4 months, recording of sessions and qualitative interviews with NTPs and a sample of participants Primary outcome: Depression is measured using the Computerised Clinical Interview Schedule Revised (CIS-R) Score at baseline and 4 months.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Engagement of GP practices is measured by recording the number of GP practices that agree to participate of those approached 2. Recruitment, training and retention of NTPs is measured by monitoring how many NTPs undergo full training and are retained to the end of the study 3. Response rates to the screening questionnaire is measured by recording the number of target participants that will respond to screening as a percentage of the number mailed and invited to participate in the study 4. Participant recruitment rate is measured by the number of eligible participant who consent to participate in the study as a percentage of all eligible participants 5. Response rates to follow-up questionnaire is measured recording the number of participants who consent to participate that remain in the study until the end of follow-up at 4 months 6. Adherence to intervention is measured by reviewing NTP notes at 4 months, recording of sessions and qualitative interviews with NTPs and a sample of participants Primary outcome: Depression is measured using the Computerised Clinical Interview Schedule Revised (CIS-R) Score at baseline and 4 months.

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactHeather Burroughs

h.burroughs@keele.ac.uk+44 (0)1782 734983

Outcome results

None listed