Social Connection Coaching for Adults Age 60 Years or Older

Basic Study Information

Purpose:
Adults (age 60 or older) will participate in Social Connection Coaching. This involves meeting with a Coach up to 10 times. The first 8 sessions will be completed during the first 8 weeks. A booster session will be done at 12 weeks and 16 weeks. These meetings are brief (approximately 30 mins) and will be done at a private space at your senior living community or senior center, your home or our office. The coaching is designed to help you enhance your relationships and improve well-being. Your coach will help you identify goals for improving your social relationships. Each session, your coach will help you set a goal for the week, brainstorm strategies to meet the goal, and identify concrete steps to take to achieve the goal. You would also complete research assessments by phone or zoom at study start, 8 weeks and 16 weeks. This study also involves using a study provided smartphone to complete assessments. Subjects are paid up to $500 for completing assessments.

Lead Researcher (Principal Investigator)

Lead Researcher:  Kimberly Van orden

Study Contact Information

Additional Study Details

Study Details:
You may be eligible for this study if you are age 60 or older and experience any of the following: feel like you lack companionship, feel left out, or feel isolated from others. Participation includes zoom or phone interviews at study start, 8 weeks and 16 weeks. There are multiple-choice and open-ended questions about your physical health, emotional health and sense of well-being. Participation in the study lasts about 17.5 weeks and involves participating in Social Connection Coaching up to 10 times. Coaching is designed to help you enhance social relationships.

Reimbursement:  Yes

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