An Awareness, Courage, and Love Intervention to Help Chinese Older Adults in the Post-pandemic Era

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age60+
SponsorCaritas Institute of Higher Education

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to explore the potential effectiveness of a one-session online Awareness, Courage, and Love intervention for reducing loneliness, depression and anxiety symptoms, and enhancing social connectedness and subjective well-being among older adults. the study also aims to estimate the effect sizes of the Awareness, Courage, and Love intervention.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

aged 60 years or older and dwelling in the community;

able to communicate in Cantonese;

have access to the internet and videoconferencing devices such as a mobile phone;

able to give informed consent to participate.

Disqualifiers

severe emotional distress based on PHQ-4 screening assessment or presenting an imminent suicidal risk;

known history of autism, intellectual disability, schizophrenia-spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, Parkinson's disease, or dementia/significant cognitive impairment;

illiterate;

difficulty in communication.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • The Awareness, Courage and Love Intervention

Treatment groups

70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups