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Influences on participation in a programme addressing loneliness among people with depression and anxiety: findings from the Community Navigator Study.

Johanna FrerichsJo BillingsNick BarberAnjie ChhapiaBeverley ChippPrisha ShahAnna ShortenTheodora StefanidouSonia JohnsonBrynmor Lloyd EvansVanessa Pinfold
Published in: BMC psychiatry (2020)
We found that people with severe depression and/or anxiety supported by secondary mental health services may want to address feelings of loneliness but find it emotionally effortful to do so and a major personal challenge. This emotional effort, which manifests in individuals differently, can make it hard for participants to engage with a loneliness programme, though it was through facing personal challenges that a significant sense of achievement was felt. Factors at the individual, interpersonal and structural level, that enable or hinder an individual's participation should be identified early, so that people are able to make the best use out of the Community Navigator or other similar programmes.
Keyphrases
  • social support
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • physical activity
  • depressive symptoms
  • study protocol
  • sleep quality
  • randomized controlled trial
  • clinical trial