Behavioural activation to prevent depression and loneliness among socially isolated older people with long-term conditions: The BASIL COVID-19 pilot randomised controlled trial.

Behavioural activation to prevent depression and loneliness among socially isolated older people with long-term conditions: The BASIL COVID-19 pilot randomised controlled trial.

<h4>Background</h4>Older adults, including those with long-term conditions (LTCs), are vulnerable to social isolation. They are likely to have become more socially isolated during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, often due to advice to "shield" to protect them...

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Main Authors: Simon Gilbody, Elizabeth Littlewood, Dean McMillan, Carolyn A Chew-Graham, Della Bailey, Samantha Gascoyne, Claire Sloan, Lauren Burke, Peter Coventry, Suzanne Crosland, Caroline Fairhurst, Andrew Henry, Catherine Hewitt, Kalpita Joshi, Eloise Ryde, Leanne Shearsmith, Gemma Traviss-Turner, Rebecca Woodhouse, Andrew Clegg, Tom Gentry, Andrew J Hill, Karina Lovell, Sarah Dexter Smith, Judith Webster, David Ekers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-10-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003779

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003779

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