ACT for Older Adults Who Hear Voices (HSCED)

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM · May 14, 2024

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Chief Investigator:

Dr Danielle De Boos

Objectives:

To investigate the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for older adults who hear voices in a Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design series.

Trial Configuration:

Case study series, recruited from multiple centres.

Settings:

Secondary care older adult mental health service and charity-based support groups.

Sample size estimate:

3

Number of participants:

Three participants. If a participant withdraws, a replacement participant will be sought.

Eligibility criteria:

Individuals who are 65+ years of age, experience modera...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Currently experiences HV
• • 65+ years of age
• • Moderate levels of distress. This will be measured using recommended "Moderate" severity level cut-off scores on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales-21 (Lovibond \& Lovibond, 1995) following the completion of Informed Consent Forms.
• • Having capacity to provide informed consent (in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act)
• • Willingness to engage in the intervention
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Diagnosis of cognitive impairment or dementia (based on self-report), as this indicates a degree of cognitive impairment that would be difficult to accommodate for.
• • Current engagement with another psychological therapy
• • Unable to independently communicate in English without an interpreter (based on researcher's discretion at recruitment).

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