Widowed Elders' Lifestyle after Loss (WELL) | Health Policy Institute

Widowed Elders' Lifestyle after Loss (WELL)
Project Period: 02/01/2015 - 01/31/2019	PI: Sarah Stahl, PhD
Funding Source: NIH, National Institute of Mental Health K01
Researchers: Thandi Lyew, BS
The goal of this study is to test the feasibility of a behavioral intervention that uses technology and motivational health coaching to encourage a regular routine of healthy eating, sleeping, and physical activity among older adults who are at high-risk for depression following the death of their spouse.

Resulting Publications

Stahl ST, Rodakowski J, Gildengers AG, Reynolds CF 3rd, Morse JQ, Rico K, Butters MA. Treatment Considerations for Depression Research in Older Married Couples: A Dyadic Case Study. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2017;25:388-395. PMID:28237826 PMC5724521.
Stahl ST, Reynolds CF 3rd, Whyte EM, Albert SM. Psychiatric Diagnoses Among Older Recipients of Publicly Funded Mental Health Services. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017;65:1569-1572. PMID 29170758.
Stahl ST, Emanuel J, Albert SM, Dew MA, Schulz R, Robbins-Welty G, Reynolds CF 3rd. Design and Rationale for a Technology-based Healthy Lifestyle Intervention in Older Adults Grieving the Loss of a Spouse. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2017;8:99-105. PMID 29170758 PMC5695565.
Stahl ST, Albert SM, Dew MA, Anderson S, Karp JF, Gildengers AG, Butters MA, Reynolds CF 3rd. Measuring Participant Effort in a Depression Prevention Trial: Who Engages in Problem-Solving Therapy? Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2017;25:909-916. PMID 28410857 PMC5724523.
Stahl ST, Albert SM. Slowing Symptoms as Early Markers of Decline in Older Adults. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2017;25:386-387. PMID 28187955 PMC5724389.
Stahl ST, Beach SR, Musa D, Schulz R. Living alone and depression: the modifying role of the perceived neighborhood environment. Aging Ment Health. 2017;21:1065-1071. PMID 27267633 PMC5161727.
Waterman L, Stahl ST, Buysse DJ, Lenze EJ, Blumberger D, Mulsant B, Butters M, Gebara MA, Reynolds CF 3rd, Karp JF. Self-reported obstructive sleep apnea is associated with nonresponse to antidepressant pharmacotherapy in late-life depression. Depress Anxiety. 2016;33:1107-1113. PMID 27636232 PMC5156576.
Stahl ST, Rodakowski J, Saghafi EM, Park M, Reynolds CF, Dew MA. Systematic review of dyadic and family-oriented interventions for late-life depression. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2016;31:963-73. PMID 26799782 PMC5166608.
Stahl ST, Arnold AM, Chen JY, Anderson S, Schulz R. Mortality After Bereavement: The Role of Cardiovascular Disease and Depression. Psychosom Med. 2016;78:697-703. PMID 26894326 PMC4927386.
Robbins-Welty G, Stahl S, Zhang J, Anderson S, Schenker Y, Shear MK, Simon NM, Zisook S, Skritskaya N, Mauro C, Lebowitz BD, Reynolds CF 3rd. Medical comorbidity in complicated grief: Results from the HEAL collaborative trial. J Psychiatr Res. 2018 Jan;96:94-99. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.09.017. Epub 2017 Sep 20.
Stahl ST, Schulz R. Restorative Activities Among Bereaved Caregivers of Nursing Home Patients. Geriatr Nurs. 2018 Jul - Aug; 39(4): 414-418. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurs.2017.12.014. Epub 2018 Feb 21.