Developing a Peer Support Intervention for Depression in SCD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity of an 8-week intervention where peer coaches will deliver depression care to adults 60 years of age or older who have depression and subjective cognitive decline.
Description
With support from the MADRC ORE Core, we will recruit 30 community-dwelling older adults to conduct an open pilot study of PeersCOG. Trained and supervised peer coaches will deliver depression care to adults 60 years of age and older with depression and subjective cognitive decline in an 8-week intervention using video chats and texts. We will use mixed methods to assess feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity. We will use validated instruments to assess the preliminary outcomes, including depression, SCD, functioning, and social factors at baseline, 8 weeks, and 3 months, and we will conduct…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 60+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Older adults aged 60+ * Endorse subjective cognitive decline * Endorse depressive symptoms * not currently experiencing suicidal ideation nor active, untreated manic, psychotic, or substance use disorder * fluent in English and able to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Meets diagnostic criteria for mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's dementia * Meets diagnostic criteria for a current major depressive disorder * have a history of neurological and psychiatric comorbidities such as major depressive disorder in the past 12 months
Interventions
- BehavioralPeersCOG
. The intervention will consist of 8 weekly video chats focused on emotional, appraisal, and informational support delivered by community-based older adult peer coaches to adults 60 years of age and older with subthreshold depression and SCD.
Location
- Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts