Lisa M Warner, Dannii Yuen-Lan Yeung, Da Jiang, Namkee G Choi, Rainbow Tin Hung Ho, Jojo Yan Yan Kwok, Kee-Lee Chou
OBJECTIVE: To determine the beneficial effects of volunteering as lay counselor via telephone on own loneliness, social network engagement, perceived social support, stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms among Chinese older adults in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN, SETTING, INTERVENTION, AND PARTICIPANTS: "Helping Alleviate Loneliness in Hong Kong Older Adults" (HEAL-HOA), a dual randomized controlled trial, was implemented to test effects of telephone-based psychosocial interventions delivered by older-adult volunteers for low-income lonely older adults...
December 26, 2023: American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry