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Promoting Widowed Elders Lifestyle After Loss

NCT02631291 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 57

Last updated 2020-03-30

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Summary

This study is for adults 60 years and older who are grieving the recent loss of a spouse or partner. Bereavement is one of the most distressing transitions faced by older adults and triggers dramatic changes to older adults' daily routine which puts them at-risk for a mood disorder. The purpose of this study is to promote bereaved elders' mental health by focusing on healthy lifestyle practices. Study treatment involves using a tablet to record their daily physical activity, diet, and sleep behaviors, for 12 weeks. The investigators follow-up with people for up to one year.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral self-monitoring

Behavioral self-monitoring will teach older adults to pay attention to their daily lifestyle practices and the conditions in which they occur. Behavioral self-monitoring is crucial for detecting change early, thereby preventing complications (mental illness symptom burden) that are associated with disruptions in healthy lifestyle practices. The steps of behavioral self-monitoring include: (1) selecting a goal, (2) paying attention to some aspect of behavior, and (3) recording some details of that behavior in a diary.

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral self-monitoring + Motivational interviewing

Participants will receive the same Behavioral self-monitoring intervention; participants in this condition will interact with a 'lifestyle coach' about their recorded behaviors, weekly. The lifestyle coach will use motivational interviewing to enhance older adults' confidence and intrinsic motivation to engage in healthy lifestyle practices.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sarah Stahl, PhD · University of Pittsburgh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-30
Primary Completion
2019-05-17
Completion
2019-05-17

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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