Connecting During COVID-19: A Protocol of a Volunteer-Based Telehealth Program for Supporting Older Adults' Health

Connecting During COVID-19: A Protocol of a Volunteer-Based Telehealth Program for Supporting Older Adults' Health

Introduction: Social-distancing due to COVID-19 has led to social isolation, stress, and mental health issues in older adults, while overwhelming healthcare systems worldwide. Telehealth involving phone calls by trained volunteers is understudied and may be a low-cost, scalable, and valuable prevent...

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Main Authors: Elena Dikaios, Harmehr Sekhon, Alexandre Allard, Blanca Vacaflor, Allana Goodman, Emmett Dwyer, Paola Lavin-Gonzalez, Artin Mahdanian, Haley Park, Chesley Walsh, Neeti Sasi, Rim Nazar, Johanna Gruber, Chien-Lin Su, Cezara Hanganu, Isabelle Royal, Alessandra Schiavetto, Karin Cinalioglu, Christina Rigas, Cyrille Launay, Olivier Beauchet, Emily McDonald, Dallas Seitz, Sanjeev Kumar, Vasavan Nair, Marc Miresco, Marie-Andrée Bruneau, George Alexopoulos, Karl Looper, Ipsit Vahia, Soham Rej, Syeda Nayab Bukhari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
COVID-19
older adults
telehealth
anxiety
depression
geriatrics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.598356/full

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