NCT03834870

Virtual cOaching in Making Informed Choices on Elder Mistreatment Self-Disclosure (VOICES)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,012 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To develop an interactive tool to screen for Elder Mistreatment (EM) in the Emergency Department (ED) to promote self-disclosure.

Detailed description

To develop and refine the interactive VOICES tool, which will promote self-identification and self-disclosure to increase reporting of EM at point-of-care in the Emergency Department (ED) setting. Prior to conducting a feasibility study, focus groups will be conducted to inform the process and to develop a tool to evaluate the use of VOICES. Feasibility Study: To conduct a feasibility study (N= 800) examining the use of VOICES in a busy ED. Exploratory Aim: To perform a preliminary evaluation of the accuracy of VOICES as a screening tool in correctly classifying EM cases that were referred to Adult Protective Services (APS).

Conditions

• Elder Abuse

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Virtual cOaching in making Informed Choices on Elder Mistreatment Self-Disclosure (VOICES)	Virtual cOaching in making Informed Choices on Elder Mistreatment Self-Disclosure (VOICES) screening tool.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-07-20
• Primary completion: 2021-12-01
• Completion: 2022-03-01
• First posted: 2019-02-08
• Last updated: 2023-04-20
• Results posted: 2023-04-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States