Depression
Conditions
Brief summary
This study evaluates the feasibility of the Groups for Health (G4H) intervention for adults accessing support for depression in the UK. G4H targets improvements in adults' interpersonal functioning in order to reduce feelings of loneliness. The study will adapt the G4H intervention for delivery to adults seeking treatment for depression in the UK and estimate trial parameters (recruitment, retention, missing data and acceptability) of the adapted intervention, prior to a definitive trial. A mixed methods design of interviews and a single group, pre-post study will be employed.
Detailed description
Background: Loneliness is frequently reported amongst adults with depression. Interventions to reduce loneliness in different populations have shown mixed results. The Groups for Health (G4H) programme has been developed according to the social identity approach within social psychology and has demonstrated preliminary efficacy for reducing loneliness in a proof-of-concept study conducted with Australian student sample. The present study will examine whether G4H can be adapted to suit the needs of a clinical population in the context of UK secondary care services. Objective: Phase 1 - To adapt the G4H intervention for delivery to adults seeking treatment for depression in the UK. Phase 2: To estimate trial parameters (recruitment, retention, missing data and acceptability) of the adapted intervention, prior to a definitive trial; to optimise the adapted intervention for delivery to adults accessing treatment for depression in the UK; to optimise evaluation procedures (candidate outcome measures) Trial configuration: sequential exploratory mixed methods design. Phase 1: one-to-one interviews. Phase 2: Activity 1 (intervention), single group, pre-post study. Activity 2 (interviews): one-to-one interviews. Condition: Depression Interventions: group-based behavioural programme
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGroups for Health
Group sessions, 5 modules x 1.5 hours (once per week). Modules focus on psychoeducation, mapping existing social networks, examining barriers to engagement in existing networks, goal setting and identifying new groups to join.
Sponsors
University of Nottingham
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Phase 1 Service user participants: * Aged 18-65 * Accessing treatment for depression * Loneliness: score 6 or above on the University of California Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3) (Hughes et al., 2004) * Able to speak/read English * Ability to give informed consent Staff participants: \- Clinical practitioner with at least 6 months experience of working with people with depression Phase 2 Activity 1: intervention * Aged 18-65 * Accessing treatment for depression * Loneliness: score 6 or above on the University of California Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3) (Hughes et al., 2004) * Able to speak/read English * Ability to give informed consent Activity 2: interviews \- Attended or agreed to attend Phase 2, Activity 1
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility of recruitment | 3 months | The proportion of patients contacted for screening against those who are consented |
| Feasibility of enrollment | 3 months | The proportion of patients consented against those enrolled |
| Feasibility of data collection | 8 weeks | The overall proportion of survey measures completed by each participant at each of the 2 time points |
| Patient retention | 8 weeks | The proportion of patients attending all five G4H sessions |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed