Using Co-Designed Norm-Based Nudges to Promote Mental Health Help-Seeking Intentions Among Older Adults: RCT Protocol
Social norm messaging could boost mental health help-seeking in older adults if proven effective in this upcoming trial.
This JMIR Research Protocols paper describes an RCT designed to evaluate co-designed social norm nudges as a behavioral intervention to increase mental health help-seeking in older adults, who face disproportionately high mental health burden but consistently lower service utilization. If effective, norm-based nudges could provide a scalable, low-cost approach to reducing mental health service gaps in aging populations worldwide.
What the study was
- Study design
- Randomized Controlled Trial (protocol publication)
- Population
- Older adults (60+) with common mental disorders and barriers to help-seeking
- Category
- Mental Health
- Maturity
- Exploratory
- Journal
- JMIR research protocols
Why it surfaced
RCT protocol for norm-based mental health nudges in older adults; addresses the significant help-seeking gap in aging populations with high mental health burden.
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