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Evaluating the Impact of Senior Companion Programs

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Study Overview

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Description

Senior Companion Programs (SCP) facilitate partnerships between community volunteers and local homebound seniors. Seniors served by the SCP will be provided with a companion who will conduct weekly visits with them, help with meal preparation or deliveries, provide transportation, assist with simple housekeeping, and socialize with the client amongst other tasks. These services are directed towards helping the senior client continue living independently in their own home instead of moving into an assisted living or nursing home. The SCP model is being evaluated to determine the impact of the services on the client's overall well-being and independent living status.

Official Title

Evaluating the Impact of Senior Companion Programs on Homebound Adults' Well-being and Independent Living Status

Quick Facts

Study Start:2022-05-02

Study Completion:2025-12-01

Study Type:Not specified

Phase:Not Applicable

Enrollment:Not specified

Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05368480

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:21 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes

Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
* Each agency will maintain their standard of care definition of eligibility for services. Generally, these criteria include: the client must be at least 21+ or 65+ years of age (depending on the agency) and the client's current living situation makes them a good fit for services. "Good fit for services" is up to the agency based on how they typically admit clients for services. Some factors that enter into the definition of a good fit include: the client must either be isolated, lacking in social ties that assist them, or their caregivers need respite services, in which case we provide them the same services as an isolated individual. Volunteer assistance must be vital to the client remaining in the home.	* Participants under the age requirement for a given home will be excluded as will those who are deemed not a good fit for services. This might include clients who are not homebound or who's homes are in such poor condition that an agency doesn't feel the visiting companion would be safe.

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

* Each agency will maintain their standard of care definition of eligibility for services. Generally, these criteria include: the client must be at least 21+ or 65+ years of age (depending on the agency) and the client's current living situation makes them a good fit for services. "Good fit for services" is up to the agency based on how they typically admit clients for services. Some factors that enter into the definition of a good fit include: the client must either be isolated, lacking in social ties that assist them, or their caregivers need respite services, in which case we provide them the same services as an isolated individual. Volunteer assistance must be vital to the client remaining in the home.

* Participants under the age requirement for a given home will be excluded as will those who are deemed not a good fit for services. This might include clients who are not homebound or who's homes are in such poor condition that an agency doesn't feel the visiting companion would be safe.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

William N Evans, PhD

CONTACT

574-631-7039

wevans1@nd.edu

Vivian W Crumlish, MEd

CONTACT

574-631-1669

vcrumlis@nd.edu

Principal Investigator

William N Evans, PhD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Notre Dame

Sarah Kroeger, PhD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Notre Dame

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556

United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: William Evans

William N Evans, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Notre Dame
Sarah Kroeger, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Notre Dame

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2022-05-02

Study Completion Date2025-12-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2022-05-02

Study Completion Date2025-12-01

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Aging
Disabilities Multiple