Can we mitigate the psychological impacts of social isolation using behavioural activation? Long-term results of the UK BASIL Urgent Public Health COVID-19 pilot randomised controlled trial and living systematic review
Abstract:BackgroundBehavioural and cognitive interventions remain a credible approach in preventing loneliness and depression. There was a need to rapidly generate and assimilate trial-based data during COVID-19.ObjectivesWe undertook a COVID-19 parallel pilot RCT of behavioural activation for depression and loneliness [the BASIL-C19 trial ISRCTN94091479]. We also assimilate these data in a COVID-19 living systematic review [PROSPERO CRD42021298788].MethodsPrimary care participants (>=65 years) with long-term condit… Show more
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