A Trial of a Positive Psychology Intervention for Older Adults (RESET)

Inclusion criteria

• Any elevated physical or psychosocial symptoms as follows:

Depression: Score ≥3 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2); Anxiety: Score >= 3 on the GAD-2 anxiety screening scale; Fatigue: Rating >=4 on a 0 to 10 scale (0 = fatigued at all and 10 = extremely fatigued); Loneliness, as indicated by a score >=6 on 3-item UCLA Loneliness Scale; Perceived stress, as indicated by a mean score >3 on the Perceived Stress Scale-4; Chronic pain: Self-reported pain in muscles or joints for >3 months, >4 (0-10 scale) mean pain intensity over last month, and >=1 day in past month when pain made it difficult to do usual activities.

• Have a cell or landline phone.
• Able to converse comfortably in English.

Exclusion criteria

• Serious acute illness or hospitalization in last month.
• Planned major surgery in next three months that would interfere with program participation (e.g., knee or hip replacement).
• Severe cognitive impairment or dementia.
• Any other diseases or conditions that would impair cooperation with the study team or ability to complete study procedures, as determined by the clinicians on the investigative team. This would include but not be limited to severe psychiatric disorders, active suicidal ideations or history of suicide attempts, and an uncontrolled drug and/or alcohol addiction).