Behavior, COVID, Quality of Life, Social Isolation
Conditions
Keywords
COVID, Behaviour Change, Prevention, Quality of Life, Social Isolation
Brief summary
The response to COVID-19 means social isolation/distancing for the majority of the UK. This has the potential to negatively affect all domains of quality of life (QoL). QoL can be improved by giving feedback on gaps between someone's perceived QoL in a domain and how important it is to them (plus prompting reflective questions). However, interventions that are designed to improve QoL may increase the effectiveness of this as optimised behaviour change techniques can be used. This study aims to develop and test a quality of life intervention during social isolation/distancing.
Detailed description
The response to COVID-19 means social isolation/distancing for the majority of the UK. This has the potential to negatively affect all domains of quality of life (QoL). QoL can be improved by giving feedback on gaps between someone's perceived QoL in a domain and how important it is to them (plus prompting reflective questions). However, interventions that are designed to improve QoL may increase the effectiveness of this as optimised behaviour change techniques can be used. This study aims to develop and test a quality of life intervention during social isolation/distancing.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBehaviour Change Technique Intervention to Improve Quality of Life
The intervention targets each facet of the five domains of WHOQOL COMBI. The intervention is based on the COM-B Framework (Michie et al., 2012) and utilises behaviour change techniques to help participants change their behaviour to improve their quality of life. The intervention will be compared to an active comparator 'feedback intervention' and a waitlist control group.
Sponsors
University of Manchester
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adults aged 18+ years * Living in United Kingdom during COVID-19 pandemic.
Exclusion criteria
* English language - all participants are required to be able to read and understand English to participate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in World Health Organisation Quality of Life Combination | Change from baseline quality of life to 2 weeks post intervention | Measure of quality of life, score ranges from 0-100 per domain, with a higher score indicating greater quality of life |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in The Lubben Social Network Scale | Change from baseline social isolation to 2 weeks post intervention | Measure of social isolation, score ranges between 0 and 30, with a higher score indicating more social engagement. |
| Change in 6-Item Loneliness Scale | Change from baseline loneliness to 2 weeks post intervention | Measure of loneliness, score ranges between 0 and 50, with a higher score indicating less loneliness. |
| Quality of Life Importance Ratings | Change from baseline importance to 2 weeks post intervention | Measure of importance of different facets of quality of life, score ranges 0-200, with a higher score indicating greater importance of quality of life. |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed