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http://dx.doi.org/10.17703/JCCT.2022.8.3.175

The Effect of Telephone Intervention on Depression of the Elderly Living Alone during the COVID-19  

Park, Sunah (Dept. of nursing, Gangneung-Wonju National University)
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The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology / v.8, no.3, 2022 , pp. 175-182 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of telephone intervention on the reduction of depression after the intervention for the elderly living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic. A one-group pretest and posttest design was used to examine changes in depression level following telephone intervention a once a week for 10 weeks. The subjects of this study were older adults aged 65 registered with 3 social welfare institutions in Wonju, and a total of 114 elderly completed a questionnaire before and after the intervention. Telephone intervention was provided by 56 nursing student volunteers, and each student was in charge of 2-3 elderly people. The depression score decreased from 6.59±3.74 before the intervention to 5.01±3.34 after the intervention (t=4.959, p<.001). Study findings suggest that telephone intervention is effective as an emotional support for the elderly living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further research is needed to expand the scope of various subjects and regions, including the elderly not living alone.
Keywords
Aged; Depression; Telephone; Communication; COVID-19;
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