A Resilience Building Intervention to Promote Successful Aging

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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In this pilot study, a pre-post experimental design will be used, in which 60 community dwelling adults aged 50+ will recruited from a larger parent study, and will then be randomized to either a no-contact control or intervention condition. Those in the intervention condition will receive a psychoeducational intervention in which they will receive scientific literature-based information on resilience and strategies to bolster resilience, as well as developing an individualized plan on areas to engage in at home over the next four weeks. All participants will return for an immediate posttest using an abbreviated version of the baseline battery from the parent study.

Official Title
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A Resilience Building Intervention to Promote Successful Aging

Conditions
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Community Dwelling Adults Aged 50 and Older

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Pilot Resilience Building Intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria/Exclusion Criteria: Must be enrolled in a larger parent study The criteria for the parent study are: no neurological or severe neuromedical disorders (e.g., stroke, schizophrenia), must be able to speak English, not be legally blind or deaf, not currently undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy, no brain trauma with loss of consciousness greater than 30 mins, and not homeless.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: pre-post experimental design, 60 adults aged 50+ will be randomized to either a no-contact control or intervention condition
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: No contact control<br>the no contact control group will do nothing | |
| Experimental: Intervention<br>the intervention condition will come to the lab for a 1 hour Pilot Resilience Building Intervention including a presentation on resilience and strategies to boost adherence, of which they will chose five to integrate in their daily life over the following 4 weeks | Behavioral: Pilot Resilience Building Intervention<br>* The intervention will include a brief one-on-one visit in which psychoeducational information on building resilience will be given via a PowerPoint presentation, which will include exercises for the participants to engage in over the following four weeks in their daily lives. After the presentation participants will also develop a personalized intervention plan where they will choose at least five areas of the American Psychological Association 10 Strategies for Building Resilience on which to specifically focus. Participants will also receive a pamphlet of abbreviated information from the PowerPoint presentation.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Resilience | Connor Davidson Resilience Scale | 4 weeks |