Video-calls to reduce loneliness and social isolation within care environments for older people: an implementation study using collaborative action research

Video-calls to reduce loneliness and social isolation within care environments for older people: an implementation study using collaborative action research

Abstract Background Older people in care may be lonely with insufficient contact if families are unable to visit. Face-to-face contact through video-calls may help reduce loneliness, but little is known about the processes of engaging people in care environments in using video-calls. We aimed to ide...

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Main Authors: Sonam Zamir, Catherine Hagan Hennessy, Adrian H Taylor, Ray B Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Skype
Video-calls
Intervention
Collaborative
Action
Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0746-y

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