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Loneliness Group Intervention
Sponsor: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Summary
The goal of this pilot study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a group loneliness intervention in geriatric psychiatry inpatients. This type of group loneliness intervention is based on functional analytic psychotherapy and is called Awareness, Courage, and Love Groups.
Official title: Loneliness Group Intervention for Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatients
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2024-02-23
Completion Date
2027-09-30
Last Updated
2025-09-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Awareness, Courage, and Love Groups
Groups based on the Awareness, Courage, and Love framework from functional analytic psychotherapy
Mutual Help Meetings
Groups based on treatment as usual where patients gather to discuss how they can help others on the ward, and make requests for how others can help them.
Locations (1)
Parkwood Institute Mental Health
London, Ontario, Canada