Battling Loneliness: The American Geriatrics Society's CoCare: Hospital Elder Life Program

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Helfand, Benjamin K. I. [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Webb, Margaret [5 ]
Inouye, Sharon K.
Gartaganis, Sarah L.
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[1] Univ Massachusetts, Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, Med, Worcester, MA 01605 USA
[2] Univ Massachusetts, Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, Worcester, MA 01605 USA
[3] Brown Univ, Warren Alpert Med Sch, Dept Psychiat & Human Behav, Providence, RI 02912 USA
[4] Brown Univ, Warren Alpert Med Sch, Dept Neurol, Providence, RI 02912 USA
[5] Hebrew SeniorLife, Aging Brain Ctr, Marcus Inst Aging Res, Boston, MA USA
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loneliness; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; American Geriatrics Society CoCare: Hospital Elder Life Program; HELP; OLDER; DELIRIUM; CARE; VOLUNTEERS; IMPROVE; DECLINE;
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R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
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1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
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Loneliness impacts older persons during hospitalization and may amplify during the social distancing required by the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) CoCare: Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) aids hospitalized older persons in assuaging feelings of loneliness through structured therapeutic activities and volunteer visits that reduce social isolation for hospitalized older adults. During COVID-19, adaptations of this approach are required. We aim to spread awareness of loneliness as a major public health concern for older adults and ensure that programs like AGS CoCare: HELP are preserved through the pandemic and beyond.
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