Clinical Trial: Intergenerational Program for Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults Discharged From the Emergency Department
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Social Isolation
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Improving Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults Discharged From the Emergency Department - Comparing an Intergenerational Versus Same Generation Peer-support Intervention Versus Common Wait
Brief Summary:
Social isolation and loneliness worsens older adults' risk of dementia, quality of life, and death as much as smoking.Older adults are more likely to use emergency services and are also more likely to experience social isolation and loneliness than younger people.The emergency department is a new setting to screen for social isolation and loneliness in older adults and help accordingly.Social isolation and loneliness are experienced differently by different older adults.Different interventions combatting…
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