Effect of Layperson-Delivered, Empathy-Focused Program of Telephone Calls on Loneliness, Depression, and Anxiety Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

RT @mpignone88: Great work from @DellMedSchool @mkahlon !!!! https://t.co/vz6TpbNcWJ

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

Works for college students, too. My friends and I visited a nearby nursing home 1x/week senior year as part of a volunteer project we started. Some of the most fun we had.

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @derickwaderehab: Many people are lonely. A 4-week programme of empathy-oriented phone calls delivered by rapidly trained laypeople, abo…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

Ogni tanto, la ricerca in medicina ci ricorda cose banali. I contatti umani - anche solo con una telefonata - possono ridurre la depressione e l’ansia. Nonché la solitudine (ma questo risultato era un po’ telefonato, in effetti).

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

cool study on loneliness in older adults Effect of Telephone Calls on Depression and Anxiety Among Adults During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic https://t.co/qNmUJnjy6i via @JAMAPsych part of @JAMANetwork

Shouldn’t be overstated ... but also shouldn’t be understated! A little empathy and kindness goes a long way!! Small acts, meaningful effects. https://t.co/ETHS8twnAA

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

And, in Japan, a new Minister of Loneliness: https://t.co/GBP9jfiWLg

This is a pretty cool experiment (idea/design/outcomes) and we can imagine the empathy training, sense of responsibility, and connectedness, also had a profound impact on the youth making the calls.

this too, today, reach out when you can: https://t.co/u27BkswQVF

RT @MassHomeCare: Great data here on a initiative to reduce #socialisolation among #MealsonWheels consumers #AAAs #ASAPs @_MealsOnWheels @M…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

Thx @Atul_Gawande Like several commenters, my brother too, as siblings do, poked fun at me. Reality is a) there are simple solutions that we miss coz of gravitational pull of healthcare & b) for simple ideas, being effective requires deliberate approac

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @ChrisPalmerMD: The power of regular phone calls and just listening to address loneliness, depression, and anxiety. A cheap and simple i…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

Main message: call your friends and family, engage in your support networks to help those who live alone, are socially isolated, etc.. It's been an absolute delight to get "cold-called" by a friend who was wondering how I've been/thinking of me. And to d

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @michellecarrin3: Checking in to see if folk are ok has impact

RT @MassHomeCare: Great data here on a initiative to reduce #socialisolation among #MealsonWheels consumers #AAAs #ASAPs @_MealsOnWheels @M…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

Moral of the story: call your parents, grandparents, neighbors, friends. We all need someone who shows they care. #wednesdaythought #pandemicfatigue

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

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RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

Super cool. @LenMNichols

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

Effect of Layperson-Delivered, Empathy-Focused Program of Telephone Calls on Loneliness, Depression, & Anxiety Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic A Randomized Clinical Trial https://t.co/R4ordYTKqF Maninder K. Kahlon, PhD, et al. @DellMedSchool

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

Great data here on a initiative to reduce #socialisolation among #MealsonWheels consumers #AAAs #ASAPs @_MealsOnWheels @Mass_EOEA #morethanameal

RT @smeltzerb: Brilliant! https://t.co/DiCIY1Wz2U

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

Connectedness is everything. Thanks @Atul_Gawande for yet another reminder. #KindnessMatters

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

RT @Atul_Gawande: Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks…

Just picking up the phone can make a huge difference .

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