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Modifiers and Mechanisms of Loneliness Interventions
Sponsor: University of Rochester
Summary
A specific aim of this research is to identify the role of emotion regulation in response to social threat in caregivers' response to a behavioral coaching intervention for loneliness. A second aim of the study is to determine the benefit of a digitized, social engagement prioritization tool for improving coaches' intervention fidelity and caregiver outcomes. This study is funded through the Pilot Award Program of the Rochester Roybal Center for Social Ties \& Aging Research, a UR Center funded by the National Institute on Aging by grant P30AG064103.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
50 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
52
Start Date
2023-10-18
Completion Date
2025-05-30
Last Updated
2026-08-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Social Engage Coaching
Participants will complete up to 8 weekly individual Social Engage psychotherapy sessions. Participants will be allotted up to 3 months to complete all sessions, a time-frame that allows for two weeks without meeting to address life stressors such as illnesses that may pop up. All sessions are provided via phone or videocall (Zoom). The first and last session are longer - up to 60 minutes if needed. Middle sessions are shorter (20-45 minutes). Engage is a stepped care psychotherapy in that the simplest strategy is taught first-action planning (a derivative of problem solving therapy)-and "barrier strategies" are added only if needed. Action plans are designed to address loneliness and social isolation in the context of caregiving demands.
Connect for Caregivers
Participants will complete an individual session with a coach who will use a digitized prioritization tool to help identify goals and an action plan for social connectedness.
Locations (1)
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States