Participants Needed for a Research Study - Access to Virtual Technology and a Social Skills Enhancement Intervention

Access to Virtual Technology
and a Social Skills Enhancement Intervention

This study is open to older adults who lived with a chronic illness during the pandemic.

Purpose

The purpose of this research is to test the feasibility of a virtually accessed Social Skills Enhancement Intervention to increase understanding of how to help Older Adults with Chronic Illness re-emerge from the COVID pandemic.

View the informed consent document [PDF] approved by the UofL Institutional Review Boards (IRB).

Time Commitment

  1. Consent process and determination of eligibility to continue participating beyond initial questionnaire items.
  2. Pretest and posttest will take approximately 1 hour each.
  3. Social Skills training will occur in 2 meetings of 2 hours each. Total: 4 Hrs.

  4. Posttest will follow 1 month after the intervention.

All meeting times will be virtual and determined by the participant as most convenient.

Research Funding

This study is funded by the Samtec Cares Foundation in Southern Indiana.

Additional Information

For additional information, contact:
Principal Investigator:
Phone: 502-852-8512

University of Louisville School of Nursing
555 S. Floyd St. K-Wing
Louisville, KY  40202

Interested in participating in this study? Complete the brief survey to confirm your eligibility.


 

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