"Telephone Angels" Against Loneliness: Experimental Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Telephone Partnerships with Older Adults.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q3 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Gerontological Social Work Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI:10.1080/01634372.2025.2450210

Adrian Landwehr, Laura Pollack, Svenja Schütt, Elisabeth Kals

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Abstract

Loneliness affects many older adults.As part of the "Telephone Angel" project, telephone partnerships between volunteers and older adults affected by loneliness were designed to counteract experiencing loneliness. Volunteers (100 ≤ N ≤ 114) and older adults who are (22 ≤ N ≤ 45) and who are not (25 ≤ N ≤ 71) part of the project were surveyed twice. Concerning loneliness, telephone partnerships increased the sense of community (d = .38). Older adults' life satisfaction increased (d = .46) as well. Stigmatization increased between the survey periods for those inside and outside the project (.21 ≤ d ≤ .35)..

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“电话天使”对抗孤独：老年人电话伙伴关系有效性的实验评估。

孤独影响着许多老年人。作为“电话天使”项目的一部分，志愿者和受孤独影响的老年人之间的电话伙伴关系旨在抵消孤独感。对志愿者（100≤N≤114）和老年人（22≤N≤45）和老年人（25≤N≤71）进行两次调查。关于孤独感，电话伙伴关系增加了社区意识（d = 0.38）。老年人的生活满意度也有所提高（d = 0.46）。在调查期间，项目内部和外部的污名化有所增加。21≤d≤.35)…

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Journal of Gerontological Social Work Multiple-

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