The use of telephone befriending in low level support for socially isolated older people - an evaluation

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-206

  Cattan, Mima ^a   Kime, Nicola ^b   Bagnall, Anne Marie ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Loneliness; Older people; Social engagement; Social isolation; Technology; Telephone befriending

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; TELEPHONE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79751472961     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00967.x     Document Type: Article

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