Putting Life in Years (PLINY): a randomised controlled trial and mixed-methods process evaluation of a telephone friendship intervention to improve mental well-being in independently living older people

Putting Life in Years (PLINY): a randomised controlled trial and mixed-methods process evaluation of a telephone friendship intervention to improve mental well-being in independently living older people

Background: Social isolation in older adults is associated with morbidity. Evaluating interventions to promote social engagement is a research priority. Methods: A parallel-group randomised controlled trial was planned to evaluate whether telephone friendship (TF) improves the well-being of independ...

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Main Authors: Daniel Hind, Gail Mountain, Rebecca Gossage-Worrall, Stephen J Walters, Rosie Duncan, Louise Newbould, Saleema Rex, Carys Jones, Ann Bowling, Mima Cattan, Angela Cairns, Cindy Cooper, Elizabeth Goyder, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2014-12-01
Series:Public Health Research
Subjects:
randomised controlled trial
telephone friendship
mental well-being
older people
volunteers
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/phr02070

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https://doi.org/10.3310/phr02070

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