The impact of befriending on depression, anxiety, social support and loneliness in older adults living in residential aged care facilities

交友对居住老年护理机构中老年人的抑郁、焦虑、社会支持和孤独感的影响

• 批准号: nhmrc : GNT1151065
• 负责人: A/Pr Briony Dow
• 金额: $ 65.27万
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Targeted Calls for Research
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/impact-befriending-depression-care-facilities/1348967
• 关键词: impact; befriending; depression; anxiety; social

About half of people living in residential aged care facilities may have significant depression symptoms. Many residents are socially isolated in RACFs even though they are in communal living, and social isolation is a contributor to depression. We propose a trial of befriending which is emotional and social support from trained volunteers. Volunteers will be trained using Beyondblue resources and a manual developed by the investigators.

居住在老年护理机构的人中，约有一半可能有严重的抑郁症状。许多居民在RACF中被社会孤立，即使他们是在社区生活，社会孤立是抑郁症的一个因素。我们提出了一个交友的试验，这是受过训练的志愿者的情感和社会支持。志愿者将使用Beyondblue资源和研究人员开发的手册进行培训。