Compartiendo Salud: Community-Based Intervention for Loneliness
ConditionLoneliness
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorServicio Canario de Salud
About this trial
Unwanted loneliness is the gap between the social relations a person has and those they want. The main objective of this research is to assess the impact of a multidimensional community-based intervention on the feeling of unwanted loneliness in the population over the age of 65 years old, who living alone, under social risk or socially isolated living in the La Palma island.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
People over the age of 65 and living alone
Nursing diagnosis of social risk
Nursing diagnosis of social isolation
Disqualifiers
presenting moderate/severe cognitive decline or Pfeiffer scores above 6
individuals with uncorrected hearing deficits that hinder group interaction
participants not subjected to the pre- and post-interventions measurements
participants that do not take part in at least four of the five sessions scheduled
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Compartiendo Salud
BehavioralThe intervention proposed (Compartiendo Salud) is a multicomponent intervention based on prevention and on promoting the health of older adults that live alone. The community-based intervention consists in five workshops that are carried out during a week (one day for each workshop). The sessions (which last 2.5 hours each) are designed in an expository and participatory way, using gaming dynamics that foster learning and social interaction. The content of the workshops is the same for all BHDs. Each workshop addresses risk factors that predispose the population to experiencing more unwanted loneliness and social isolation. The concepts corresponding to each of the five sessions that comprise the intervention are: Sleep hygiene, Healthy and sustainable eating habits, Physical activity and exercise, Memory and music therapy, Digital literacy
Treatment groups
300 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Number of Participants with Feeling of unwanted loneliness
It was measured using the "UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) Loneliness scale" test validated in Spain. This instrument is based on three dimensions: Relational connection; Social connection; and Self-perceived isolation. It uses a 4-point scale ranging from "Never" to "Frequently" for responses 10 items. Scores above 30 correspond to "No loneliness", between 20 and 30 mean "Moderate loneliness" and less than 20 points is "Severe loneliness"
Time frame
Pre- and post- intervention (at three months)Secondary outcomes
1
Number of Participants with Social risk
It was measured using the Gijón Social risk detection questionnaire. It assesses family and economic situations, housing, social relations and support from social networks. It uses a 5-point scale ranging from best to worse situation, for responses 5 items. Scores: Good/Acceptable social situation: from 5 to 9 points; Social risk: from 10 to 14; and social problem: more than 15
Time frame
Pre- and post- intervention (at three months)2
Number of Participants with Low Perceived social support
It was measured with Duke's questionnaire. It assesses perceived social support and consists of 11 items, each one assessed with a Likert scale from 1 to 5. Scores equal to or higher than 32 indicate "Normal support", whereas less than 32 points means "Low perceived social support"
Time frame
Pre- and post- intervention (at three months)3
Number of Participants with Anxiety or depression
They were assessed using Goldberg's questionnaire with two subscales: Anxiety and Depression. Each of them is structured with 4 initial screening items to determine the probability of a mental disorder and a second group with 5 items that are only formulated if positive answers are given to the screening questions (at least 2 in the Anxiety subscale and at least 1 in the Depression subscale). The type of response of the questionnaire is dichotomous (Yes/No). The cut-off points are as follows: scores equal to or higher than 4 for the Anxiety subscale; and values equal to or higher than 2 for Depression. In the geriatric population, it has been proposed to use it as a single scale, with a cut-off point equal to or higher than 6
Time frame
Pre- and post- intervention (at three months)4
Number of Participants with Risk of loneliness
Nursing diagnosis "Risk of loneliness" (Yes/No) and presence/absence of each of its defining characteristics: Affective deprivation; Emotional Deprivation; Physical isolation; Social isolation.
Time frame
Pre- and post- intervention (at three months)Sponsors and contacts
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Servicio Canario de Salud
Lead sponsor
University of La Laguna
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov