Supporting Resilience Among Re-entered Seniors
ConditionChronic Disease
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age45+
SponsorUniversity of Louisville
About this trial
The first goal (Aim 1) of this clinical trial is to learn about specific strengths, challenges, and desired areas of knowledge and skill-building among older adults who re-entered their communities from a period of incarceration and to then develop a new psychoeducational intervention tailored to these older adults. The second goal (Aim 2) of this clinical trial is to test if the intervention increases chronic disease management and whether the intervention is considered appropriate and acceptable by older adults who re-entered their communities from a period of incarceration.
Aim 1 participants will:
* complete a baseline survey * participate in a focus group
Aim 2 participants will:
* complete a baseline survey * participate in an 8-week once weekly intervention * complete three follow up surveys
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
at least 45 years old
have re-entered the community from a period of incarceration from jail or prison
have at least one chronic health condition
able to speak and understand English
Disqualifiers
aged 44 or younger
have not re-entered the community from a period of incarceration from jail or prison
does not have at least one chronic health condition
unable to speak and understand English
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Psychoeducation
Treatment groups
8 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
University of Louisville
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov