Collaborative Stepped-Care and Productive Ageing Program for Older People With Depressive Symptoms
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: N/AIntervention Model: Single Group AssignmentIntervention Model Description: The intervention group will receive a collaborative stepped care programme provided by registered social workers and trained peer supporters from two types of NGOs (aged care or mental health service units) according to level of risks, symptom severity, and intervention response of the clients. Home visits or other format of contact will be delivered by trained peer supporters employed by NGOs to detect and engage hidden cases.Masking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Prevention
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 60 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
This four-year extension project includes three main elements: 1) Trainings, including different programmes for social services staff, Mental Wellness Ambassadors, and Peer Supporters; 2) Implementation of JoyAge service model: standardized collaborative stepped-care and Peer Support programmes for ...
This four-year extension project includes three main elements: 1) Trainings, including different programmes for social services staff, Mental Wellness Ambassadors, and Peer Supporters; 2) Implementation of JoyAge service model: standardized collaborative stepped-care and Peer Support programmes for prevention and early intervention of depression in older adults; and 3) Public awareness campaign: coordinated programmes to increase mental health literacy and raise public awareness. Specific goals of the programmes through the above three elements include: To implement JC JoyAge clinical protocol and guidelines to coordinate care among community mental health and aged care services centres for elderly mental wellness in 18 districts; To engage vulnerable and at-risk older adults in the community through productive ageing activities and mental wellbeing self-management training; To enhance the capacity of social service staff in handling elderly depression through specialized and infusion training and knowledge exchange; To raise public awareness and elderly mental health literacy among family members, neighbours, community stakeholders, and the general public to encourage early detection/help-seeking on depressive risk of older adults; and To establish evidence of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of JC JoyAge Phase II model.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04863300
- Collaborators
- Hong Kong Christian Service
- Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare Association Social Service
- Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong
- Christian Family Service Centre
- Haven of Hope Christian Service
- Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Lady MacLehose Centre
- Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Limited
- Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
- The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong
- The Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council
- Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
- New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
- St James' Settlement (Hong Kong)
- The Hong Kong Society for the Aged
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Terry Lum, PhD The University of Hong Kong
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