Using The HOPES Program in Transition Care



Status:Completed
Conditions:Psychiatric
Therapuetic Areas:Psychiatry / Psychology
Healthy:No
Age Range:50 - Any
Updated:8/3/2016
Start Date:September 2014

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This pilot study will collect information about the the potential to use an evidence-based
skills training program designed for older people with serious mental illness (SMI), the
Helping Older People Experience Success (HOPES) program, to help nursing home residents with
SMI gain the skills needed to successfully live in the community.

This pilot study will collect information about the the potential to use an evidence-based
skills training program designed for older people with serious mental illness (SMI), the
Helping Older People Experience Success (HOPES) program, to help nursing home residents with
SMI gain the skills needed to successfully live in the community. Although HOPES was
originally designed to help older people with SMI maintain their residence in the community,
the curriculum holds promise for helping nursing home residents with SMI to learn how to
return to life in the community. Positive findings would be used to develop a grant
application for a larger study of HOPES in nursing home residents with SMI. To evaluate the
feasibility and acceptability of HOPES in nursing home settings, the investigators will
enroll up to 12 residents of the Glencliff Home in Glencliff, New Hampshire. Participants
will be individuals interested in discharge from Glencliff and are willing to attend
multiple weekly skills training classes and several assessment sessions. Study participation
will last until 6 months after discharge from Glencliff.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Primary DSM-IV Axis I diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar
disorder, or major depressive disorder as defined in participants' chart

- An expressed willingness to be discharged from Glencliff Home to the community.

- Voluntary informed consent for participation in the study by the participant or by
the participant's legally designated guardian

Exclusion Criteria:

- Terminal physical illness OR significant medical instability

- Inability to speak or and understand English

- Primary or co-morbid diagnosis of dementia
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