This $742,221 Project Grant award to the Regents of the University of Michigan from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) supports a Type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation clinical trial of the EMPOWER@HOME digital mental health intervention for low-income, homebound older adults with depression.
The study aims to: (A) determine the clinical efficacy of EMPOWER@HOME compared to enhanced usual care; (B) examine the intervention's mechanisms of change; and (C) evaluate the implementation process and identify barriers/facilitators from multi-stakeholder perspectives. EMPOWER@HOME integrates cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques with engaging, character-driven storytelling delivered through an online platform and supplemented by weekly coaching calls from aging service agency staff. This approach seeks to improve access to mental health support for the target population of homebound older adults.
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