Reducing social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: Assessing the contribution of courtesy phone calls by volunteers.

<h4>Context</h4>During the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions were imposed on visits in hospitals in the province of Quebec, Canada in an effort to reduce the risk of viral exposure by minimizing face-to-face contact in order to protect patients, visitors and staff. These measures led to so...

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Main Authors: Louise Normandin, Caroline Wong, Vincent Dumez, Kathy Malas, Alexandre Grégoire, Julie Grégoire, Lise Pettigrew, Nicolas Allanot, Cécile Vialaron, Sabrina Anissa El Mansali, Christine Nguyen, Fabrice Brunet, Marie-Pascale Pomey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266328