The Impact of a Telephone Reminiscence Program

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Mental Health, Loneliness, Social Isolation

In brief

The purpose of this study is to better understand how a telephone reminiscence program impacts reminiscence functions and mental health outcomes in community-dwelling older adults.This study will take 12 weeks to complete and will include approximately 90 study participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two telephone reminiscence groups.They will be either assigned to begin a telephone reminiscence program immediately or in 6 weeks. Participants will receive automatic calls three times a week asking the meaningful questions about their lives. At week 1, week 6, and week 12, participants will also be asked to complete assessments via phone, by research assistants using four questionnaires.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05977608

Run by

University of Connecticut

People needed

90

Starts

2023-06-25

Expected to finish

2023-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-18

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults age >60 years;
• English speaking
• Community-dwelling
• Willing to participate in a 12 week study
• Willing and able to share memories using a telephone, 10 minutes, 3 times a week

You may not qualify if…

• Significant hearing loss
• Cognitive impairment

Where it is running

• University of Connecticut — Storrs, Connecticut, United States

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