VOICES Socials for Older Veterans With Depression

Description

VOICES Veterans Socials (VS) support Veterans in the community through weekly social groups. Veterans socials have the potential to improve social functioning, mental health symptoms, and create lasting social support. This project aims to evaluate and improve Veterans Socials to help older Veterans with depression by adapting materials, interviewing VS attendees, and collecting questionnaires. The goal is to improve the program based on the results for future use and research.

Conditions

Depression, Loneliness, Isolation

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Study overview

VOICES Veterans Socials (VS) support Veterans in the community through weekly social groups. Veterans socials have the potential to improve social functioning, mental health symptoms, and create lasting social support. This project aims to evaluate and improve Veterans Socials to help older Veterans with depression by adapting materials, interviewing VS attendees, and collecting questionnaires. The goal is to improve the program based on the results for future use and research.

VOICES Socials for Older Veterans With Depression

VOICES Socials for Older Veterans With Depression

Condition
Depression
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Bedford

VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA, Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, 01730-1114

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

  • * Documented depressive disorder or score of \> 2 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2)
  • * Capacity to consent as determined by the University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC)
  • * DSM-5 diagnosis of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder or Bipolar Disorder
  • * Symptoms of psychosis that would interfere with study participation
  • * Probable Dementia as determined by the 6-item Cognitive Impairment Screener
  • * Suicidal ideation with plan or intent
  • * Non-English speaking
  • * Active substance use disorder (DSM-5) (within 30 days of study entry)

Ages Eligible for Study

65 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

VA Office of Research and Development,

Jay Gorman, PsyD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA

Study Record Dates

2026-01-01