Exploring the Impact of The NEST Collaborative's Remote Social Intervention on Feelings of Depression and Isolation.

ABSTRACT: Early evidence of remote, volunteer-led social support interventions to reduce social isolation in older adults has been encouraging; however, evaluation data on outcomes related to social isolation associated from these interventions is scarce. Here, we share programmatic details of a novel, statewide initiative, called the NEST Collaborative, rolled out to meet immediate emotional, informational, and instrumental needs of older adults in Nevada during the COVID-19 pandemic. The evaluation included 31 older adults participating in weekly one-to-one empathy-based phone calls with multi-generational volunteers seeking to enhance participants' social networks through meaningful friendships. The calls were associated with programmatically meaningful, though not statistically significant, impr

SUBMITTER: Nolan RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9493711 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature