Looking Before We Leap: Building the Evidence for Social Prescribing for Lonely Older Adults

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Feb;68(2):429-431. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16251. Epub 2019 Dec 16.

Authors

Rachel D Savage^{1

2}, Nathan M Stall^{1

3

4}, Paula A Rochon^{1

2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 31840795
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16251

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Humans
Loneliness / psychology
Primary Health Care / methods*
Social Isolation / psychology
Social Support*
Social Welfare*

Grants and funding

MFE 158218/CIHR/Canada