Examining the Effect of Contactless Intergenerational Befriending Intervention on Social Isolation Among Older Adults and Students’ Attitude Toward Companionship: Content Analysis
Keya Sen,
Nida Laheji,
Zo Ramamonjiarivelo
et al.
Abstract:Background
Intergenerational friendship, a mechanism of social support, is an effective intervention to reduce the increasing risk of social isolation (SI) and develop companionship in the older adult population. The COVID-19 pandemic provided a unique opportunity to examine the psychosocial intervention of befriending via technology use as a primary form of contactless socialization.
Objective
The study aims to explore the effectiveness of the befriend… Show more
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