Virtual friendly visitor program: combatting loneliness in community dwelling older adults
Barbara A. Gordon, Chelsea B. Miceli, Pamela A. Yankeelov, Samantha G. Cotton, Anna C. Faul · 2024
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Barbara Gordon and co-authors study in 2024 a virtual friendly visitor program that fights loneliness in older adults who live at home. Loneliness harms mind and body, raising risks of low mood, memory loss, and early death. The pandemic years made those harms worse for many elders.
Social work student interns paid video visits to older adults on computers and tablets. Loneliness fell over time among those in the program. Younger and White members gained more than older members of other groups. Joy in the visits and will to recommend the program both predicted bigger drops in loneliness. The results back low-cost virtual visits as one tool against elder isolation.
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| CREATOR | Barbara A. Gordon, Chelsea B. Miceli, Pamela A. Yankeelov, Samantha G. Cotton, Anna C. Faul |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 73 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |