Battling Loneliness: The American Geriatrics Society's CoCare: Hospital Elder Life Program

Loneliness impacts older persons during hospitalization and may amplify during the social distancing required by the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) CoCare: Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) aids hospitalized older persons in assuaging feelings of loneliness through structu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Generations (San Francisco, Calif.) Calif.), 2020-10, Vol.44 (3), p.1-6
Hauptverfasser:	Helfand, Benjamin K. I., Webb, Margaret, Inouye, Sharon K., Gartaganis, Sarah L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Act Locally: Solutions at the Microlevel that Could Be Scaled Adults Aging American Geriatrics Society Cocare: Hospital Elder Life Program Cognitive ability Coronaviruses COVID-19 Delirium Dementia Geriatrics Help Hospital costs Hospitalization Loneliness Older people Pandemics Patients Public health SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Social distancing Social isolation Social research Society Volunteers
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Zusammenfassung:	Loneliness impacts older persons during hospitalization and may amplify during the social distancing required by the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) CoCare: Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) aids hospitalized older persons in assuaging feelings of loneliness through structured therapeutic activities and volunteer visits that reduce social isolation for hospitalized older adults. During COVID-19, adaptations of this approach are required. We aim to spread awareness of loneliness as a major public health concern for older adults and ensure that programs like AGS CoCare: HELP are preserved through the pandemic and beyond.
ISSN:	0738-7806 2694-5126