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Risk and Resilience to Suicide Following Late-Life Spousal Bereavement

Description

The purpose of the RISE study is to examine how the 24-hour rhythm of sleep and social activity relate to mood and suicidal ideation among older adults that recently lost a spouse or life partner.

Conditions

SuicideBereavement
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Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of the RISE study is to examine how the 24-hour rhythm of sleep and social activity relate to mood and suicidal ideation among older adults that recently lost a spouse or life partner.

Risk and Resilience to Late-life Suicidal Ideation and Behavior After Spousal Bereavement: Targeting Social Connectedness to Strengthen Circadian Rhythmicity

Risk and Resilience to Suicide Following Late-Life Spousal Bereavement

Condition
Suicide
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh (UPMC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15212

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Bereaved \< or = to 12 months from spousal/partner loss
  • 2. \> or = to 65 years old
  • 3. Verified history of suicide attempt/attempts and/or current or past history of Major Depressive Disorder/Major Depressive Episode (MDD/MDE) (without psychotic features), or history of depression severe enough to trigger treatment, or current subsyndromal depression (\> or = to 9 HDRS)
  • 4. No diagnosis of schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorders/bipolar/current psychosis
  • 5. Does not reside in nursing home
  • 6. Not a current shift worker
  • 7. No major cognitive impairment: TICS score of \> or = to 27
  • 1. Bereaved \>12 months from spousal/partner bereavement
  • 2. \< 65 years old
  • 3. Patient is not spousal/partner bereaved (ex: parent, sibling, etc.)
  • 4. Prior diagnosis of schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorders/bipolar/current psychosis or medications listed indicate diagnosis of these disorders/MDD or MDE with psychotic features
  • 5. Major cognitive impairment: TICS score of \<27
  • 6. Current shift worker
  • 7. Resides in a nursing home
  • 8. Unstable medical condition (e.g., unstable angina, end stage renal disease)

Ages Eligible for Study

65 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Pittsburgh,

Sarah Stahl, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Pittsburgh

Study Record Dates

2029-12-01