Compassionate Communities Neighbourhood Program

Summary

This study will evaluate a Compassionate Communities-based intervention aimed at reducing social isolation by mobilizing individuals to act on their health and social needs individually, and in collaboration with fellow members of their community. The intervention program includes facilitated building of neighbourhood networks (member benefits include access to practical help, the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships, and community mobilization), and coaching support to work on individualized goal setting and more detailed navigation support and planning.

Conditions

• Chronic Disease
• Aging

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Neighbourhood exchange

Facilitated coaching support to identify needs and priorities and link with resources - personal, community, friend and family, or from professional service providers; plan and implement a personalized care pathway through community exchange

BEHAVIORAL

Quality of Life Assessment

Completion of baseline measures

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Windsor-Essex Compassionate Care Community

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Windsor

  collaborator OTHER

• Hospice of Windsor and Essex County

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN)

  collaborator OTHER

• Ontario Trillium Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• McMaster University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Michelle Howard, PhD · McMaster University

• Lisa Dolovich, PharmD · McMaster University

• Kathryn Pfaff, PhD · University of Windsor

• Merrick Zwarenstein, PhD · Western University

• Denise Marshall · McMaster University

• Ross Upshur · Sinai Health Systems

• Carol Bennett · Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-09-01

Primary Completion

2020-03-31

Completion

2021-03-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations