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An evaluation of the effectiveness of a community mentoring service for socially isolated older people: a controlled trial

dc.contributor.authorDickens, AP
dc.contributor.authorRichards, SH
dc.contributor.authorHawton, Annie
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Rod S.
dc.contributor.authorGreaves, CJ
dc.contributor.authorGreen, C
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, R
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, John
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-20T14:47:41Z
dc.date.issued2011-04-08
dc.description.abstractSocial isolation affects a significant proportion of older people and is associated with poor health outcomes. The current evidence base regarding the effectiveness of interventions targeting social isolation is poor, and the potential utility of mentoring for this purpose has not previously been rigorously evaluated. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a community-based mentoring service for improving mental health, social engagement and physical health for socially isolated older people.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Work and Pensionsen_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Healthen_GB
dc.identifier.citationVol. 11:218en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1471-2458-11-218
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/16901
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_GB
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21477273en_GB
dc.rights© 2011 Dickens et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_GB
dc.subjectAgeden_GB
dc.subjectCommunity Health Servicesen_GB
dc.subjectFollow-Up Studiesen_GB
dc.subjectGeriatric Assessmenten_GB
dc.subjectHealth Statusen_GB
dc.subjectHumansen_GB
dc.subjectInterpersonal Relationsen_GB
dc.subjectMental Healthen_GB
dc.subjectMentorsen_GB
dc.subjectProspective Studiesen_GB
dc.subjectSocial Isolationen_GB
dc.subjectSocial Supporten_GB
dc.titleAn evaluation of the effectiveness of a community mentoring service for socially isolated older people: a controlled trialen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2015-04-20T14:47:41Z
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
exeter.place-of-publicationEngland
dc.descriptionThis is a freely-available open access publication. Please cite the published version which is available via the DOI link in this record.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalBMC Public Healthen_GB


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