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Table 2 Overview of behavioural activation intervention

From: A behavioural activation intervention to increase engagement with life and wellbeing in older adults: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Week

Content

Estimated duration

1. Wellbeing

What is wellbeing?

The activation approach to wellbeing

Stressful events and loss

Learning your patterns of behaviour:

Introduction to daily monitoring

60 min

2. Life areas, values, and activities

Review of monitoring

Troubleshooting problems with monitoring

Life areas, values, and activities

60 min

3. Activity selection and ranking

Review of monitoring

Review of life areas, values, and activities inventory

Activity selection and ranking

Daily monitoring and activity planning

60 min

4. Reviewing achievements and seeking support from others

Review of monitoring / activities

Troubleshooting problems with activities

Seeking support from others

Daily monitoring with activity planning

45 min

5. Reviewing achievements and modifying activities

Review of monitoring / activities

Troubleshooting problems with activities

Review of life areas, values, and activities

Review of activity selection and ranking

Daily monitoring with activity planning

15–30 min

6. Beyond the program

Review of monitoring / activities

Troubleshooting problems with activities

Daily monitoring with activity planning

Review of progress

Preparing for the future

15–30 min