Improving Adult Protective Services Client Outcomes: A Stepped-Care Social and Mental Health Engagement Program
Sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
About this study
The purpose of this study is to ascertain the feasibility and effectiveness of an 8-week social engagement program aimed at reducing depression and increasing social engagement among seniors who are transitioning out of Adult Protective Services (APS) for either elder abuse or self-neglect.
Where this study is enrolling
- I'm interested
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas
Who can participate
Inclusion criteria
- ✓Older Adults
- ✓an APS validated EM/SN case
- ✓able to provide informed consent
- ✓able to speaks English or Spanish
- ✓able to hear sufficiently using the telephone
- ✓transitioning out of APS intervention (i.e. in the case closure phase of the APS service).
- ✓Student
- ✓college or university student
- ✓enrolled in a health-related program
- ✓commit to making 8-weekly consecutive calls
- ✓complete the required 1-hour training and assessment.
Exclusion criteria
- ✕Older Adults
- ✕Individuals needing a proxy to consent
- ✕suspected or confirmed decision-making capacity impairments or uncontrolled psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia, paranoia, delusion, or delirium
- ✕Student
- ✕only engaging in the program to fulfill some educational requirement
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Trial data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.