Mental Health Help-seeking Promotion in Older Adults
ConditionMental Health Help-seeking
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age60+
SponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University
About this trial
The present study aims to examine the effectiveness of descriptive social norm nudges and pictorial social norm nudges in improving mental health help-seeking intention compared to educational information.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
aged 60 years or above at the time of the baseline assessment
have no severe mental disorder or cognitive impairment
have no severe visual impairment
be able to read Chinese
Disqualifiers
have severe difficulty in reading and communication
show imminent suicidal risk at any stage of the study
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Descriptive social norm nudges
- Pictorial social norm nudges
- Service as usual
Treatment groups
540 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Lead sponsor
The University of Hong Kong
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov