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Improving Adult Protective Services Client Outcomes: A Stepped-Care Social and Mental Health Engagement Program

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Started2023-08-09
Est. completion2025-02-01
Eligibility
Age65 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site
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NCT06257095

Summary

The purpose of this study is to ascertain the feasibility and effectiveness of an 8-week social engagement program aimed at reducing depression and increasing social engagement among seniors who are transitioning out of Adult Protective Services (APS) for either elder abuse or self-neglect.

Eligibility

Age: 65 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

Older Adults

* an APS validated EM/SN case
* able to provide informed consent
* able to speaks English or Spanish,
* community-dwelling,
* able to hear sufficiently using the telephone
* transitioning out of APS intervention (i.e. in the case closure phase of the APS service).

Student

* college or university student
* enrolled at one of the UTHealth graduate programs in Houston, University of Houston, Texas Southern University, Sam Houston State University, or Rice University
* commit to making 8-weekly consecutive calls
* complete the required 1-hour training and assessment.

Exclusion Criteria:

Older Adults

* Individuals needing a proxy to consent
* suspected or confirmed decision-making capacity impairments or uncontrolled psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia, paranoia, delusion, or delirium
* Older adults transitioning to a nursing home, assisted-living, or residential care facility

Student

-only engaging in the program to fulfill some educational requirement

Conditions2

DepressionDepression in Old Age

Locations1 site

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030
Jason Burnett, PhD713-873-4685Jason.Burnett@uth.tmc.edu

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