Isolation creates serious long-term emotional and physical health risks for seniors including depression, obesity, and heart disease
National Institute on Aging/National Institute of Health, 2019
Loneliness has been called the “silent killer”
Just 10 minutes of talking improves memory
University of Michigan, 2007
Talking improves mood and emotional resilience
University of Arizona, 2010
Isolation is deadly for older adults
Yale University, 2021
Effect of Layperson-Delivered, Empathy-Focused Program of Telephone Calls on Loneliness, Depression, and Anxiety Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAMA Psychiatry, 2021
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