This supplement seeks to expand the Collaborative R01 on Lay-delivered Behavioral Activation in Senior Centers for clients whose preferred language is Spanish. The aims are to translate DMFB intervention materials and and test the effect of Spanish DMFB in comparison to professionally-delivered BA (Clinician BA) among older senior center clients on increased activity level and decreased depressive symptoms.
Geographic Area: New York
Lay-delivered behavioral activation in senior centers
| This collaborative study with Cornell Medical College and the University of Florida tests the effectiveness of “Do More, Feel Better” (DMFB), a lay health delivered behavioral intervention, in comparison to professionally-delivered Behavioral Activation. The specific aims are to test the effectiveness of “Do More, Feel Better” for depressed older adults on increasing overall activity level and reducing depression symptoms. |
New York State Collaborative Care Medicaid Program
Through partnership with New York-based practice coaches as well as its own expert clinician trainers, the AIMS Center supports effective practice change for behavioral health integration, planning for implementation of the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM), and providing behavioral health clinician training and technical support for New York Medicaid primary care providers.
