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Strength and Pain-Coping Through Resilience and Knowledge

RecruitingNA

Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

Conditions: Pain, Depressive Symptoms, Aging

Interventions: SPARK

Countries: United States

Older adults who are 50 years of age and older with depressive symptoms, pain and difficulty with mobility will participate in the SPARK intervention study that includes 8 nurse visits in participants' homes to help participants with participants' pain and mood.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 50 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Self-report pain \>3 out of a 0 -10 scale that has lasted longer than 3 months and keeps subjects from doing at least one activity that subjects would like to do
* Live in the community
* Live in Central Maryland
* Score a 5 or higher on the PHQ-9 (depression measure) at least two times during a two week period (screening call and then at first data collection visit)
* Must be pre-frail (one or two criteria on frailty phenotype) or frail (three or more of the criteria on frailty phenotype)
* One ADL or IADL limitation

Exclusion Criteria:

* Hospitalized \> 3 times in the last year
* Participating in physical therapy
* Have a terminal diagnosis (\<1 year expected survival)
* \> moderate intellectual impairment (5-7 errors) based on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ)
* Unable to speak or understand English

Locations (1)

Baltimore, Maryland, United States