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Putting Life in Years (PLINY): a randomised controlled trial and mixed-methods process evaluation of a telephone friendship intervention to improve mental well-being in independently living older people |
Hind D, Mountain G, Gossage-Worrall R, Walters S, Duncan R, Newbould L, Rex S, Jones C, Bowling A, Cattan M, Cairns A, Cooper C, Goyder E, Edwards R |
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Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Hind D, Mountain G, Gossage-Worrall R, Walters S, Duncan R, Newbould L, Rex S, Jones C, Bowling A, Cattan M, Cairns A, Cooper C, Goyder E, Edwards R. Putting Life in Years (PLINY): a randomised controlled trial and mixed-methods process evaluation of a telephone friendship intervention to improve mental well-being in independently living older people. Public Health Research 2014; 2(7) Authors' objectives Social isolation in older adults is associated with morbidity. Evaluating interventions to promote social engagement is a research priority. Authors' conclusions Although the trial was unsuccessful for a range of logistical reasons, the experience gained is of value for the design and conduct of future trials. Participant recruitment and retention were feasible. Small voluntary sector organisations may be unable to recruit, train and retain adequate numbers of volunteers to implement new services at scale over a short time scale. Such risks might be mitigated by multicentre trials using multiple providers and specialists to recruit and manage volunteers. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by NLM MeSH Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging /psychology; England; Feasibility Studies; Female; Friends; Geriatric Assessment; Group Processess; Independent Living; Loneliness; Male; Mental Health; Patient Selection; Pilot Projects; Quality of Life; Telephone; Time Factors Country of organisation England English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence PHR Programme, National Institute for Health Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, University of Southampton, Alpha House, Enterprise Road, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK Tel +44 (0)23 8059 9697
Email: info@phr.ac.uk AccessionNumber 32015000850 Date abstract record published 13/07/2015 |
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