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

大约一半住在养老院的人可能有明显的抑郁症状。许多居民虽然住在社区里，但他们在社会上是孤立的，社会孤立是造成抑郁症的一个因素。我们提出了一个交友的试验，这是由训练有素的志愿者提供的情感和社会支持。志愿者将使用Beyondblue的资源和调查人员编写的手册接受培训。

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.