Love Group for Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatients

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Loneliness

Treatments

Behavioral: Awareness, Courage, and Love Group Psychotherapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06424483

14757

Details and patient eligibility

About

Loneliness is a key predictor of mortality in older adults, and is a prominent risk factor for mental and physical illness in older adulthood. The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a group loneliness intervention in geriatric psychiatry outpatients. This type of group loneliness intervention is based on functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP), called Awareness, Courage, and Love (ACL) Groups. The objective of this clinical trial is to adapt, implement, and evaluate the ACL group for outpatients.

Full description

The objective of this clinical trial is to adapt, implement, and evaluate a type of loneliness group intervention called Awareness, Courage, and Love Groups for older adult outpatients diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. The following research questions will be answered: (a) Are ACL groups with geriatric psychiatry outpatients feasible and acceptable? (b) Do such ACL groups demonstrate preliminary efficacy?

Enrollment

50 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

60+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Older adults with psychiatric disorder(s)

Exclusion criteria

Individuals who are disoriented to person, delirious, unable to tolerate or participate meaningfully in the group, or otherwise unable to provide consent to research and psychotherapy
Unable to speak English