Nostalgia Intervention on Alleviating Loneliness Amongst Older Adults
NCT ID: NCT07288671
Last Updated: 2025-12-23
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
294 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2026-09-01
2028-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The primary outcome (loneliness) and secondary outcomes will be assessed at baseline (T0), immediately post-intervention (T1), 3 months post-intervention (T2) and 6 months post-intervention (T3) using validated questionnaires. The investigators will analyse the quantitative data using a generalised estimating equation model with intention-to-treat and path analyses. The qualitative data will be analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The findings of this proposed study will inform healthcare professionals and policymakers, offering practical strategies to combat loneliness in this vulnerable group.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Experimental: Nostalgia intervention
In addition to usual community support services, participants in the intervention group will receive the face-to-face nostalgia intervention weekly for 5 weeks (each session lasting approximately 90 minutes), with each group consisting of 5-8 older adults.
Nostalgia intervention
Participants in the intervention group will receive the face-to-face nostalgia intervention weekly for 5 weeks (each session lasting approximately 90 minutes), with each group consisting of 5-8 older adults. The intervention consists of 5 sessions: Session 1 (understanding nostalgia and its benefits), Session 2-4 (music/ photos/ meaningful objects and nostalgia), Session 5 (reaffirming the benefits of nostalgia).
Wait-list control
Participants in the wait-list control group will receive usual community support services provided by the community centres they belong to.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Nostalgia intervention
Participants in the intervention group will receive the face-to-face nostalgia intervention weekly for 5 weeks (each session lasting approximately 90 minutes), with each group consisting of 5-8 older adults. The intervention consists of 5 sessions: Session 1 (understanding nostalgia and its benefits), Session 2-4 (music/ photos/ meaningful objects and nostalgia), Session 5 (reaffirming the benefits of nostalgia).
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* residing in the community
* capable of speaking and understanding Chinese
* experiencing loneliness (scoring ≥3 on a three-item loneliness screening scale)
Exclusion Criteria
* having a clinical diagnosis of mental illness
* being cognitively impaired (Abbreviated Mental Test score \<6)
* having visual/language/communication difficulties
60 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Chinese University of Hong Kong
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Cho Lee Wong
Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Cho Lee Wong, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The Nethersole School of Nursing, CUHK
Central Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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2025.020-T
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id