Assessment of Mental Health and Social Problems during Multiple Friendly Visits: The Development and Evaluation of a Friendly Visiting Program for the Isolated Elderly
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The Friendly Visitor Program was designed to reduce social isolation. Visits were made by a pair of trained visitors to twenty-three isolated, elderly New York City residents. Pre- and post-testing visits to experimental and control Ss collected data on measures of isolation, adjustment, cognitive impairment and mental state. The major procedure was an hour long structured visit every two weeks for six months and a six month follow-up. For the experimental group only apartment upkeep and mental state improved and isolation diminished at the time of follow-up, indicating friendly visiting probably was therapeutic.
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- Authors
- Mulligan, M. A., & Bennett, R.
- Venue
- The International Journal of Aging and Human Development
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1978-01
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 43-65
- ISSN
- 0091-4150 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-3535
- OpenAlex
- W2033291755
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2023: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 1.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The International Journal of Aging and Human Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Keywords
- social isolation, older adults, social support, mental health, cognitive impairment, adjustment, therapeutic effects, community-based intervention, New York City
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, New York City, Social Isolation, Social Problems
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