孤独
心理干预
心理学
老年学
互惠(文化人类学)
定性研究
干预(咨询)
医学教育
医学
护理部
社会心理学
社会科学
社会学
作者
Noelle Fields,Kathy Lee,Jessica Cassidy,Alan Kunz-Lomelin,Mary K. Stringfellow,Gretchen Feinhals
标识
DOI:10.1177/07334648221123302
摘要
The Caring Callers Program was developed as a telephone-based intervention utilizing Senior Companion volunteers to reach older adults at greater risk for loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. This pilot program consisted of trained volunteers who provided supportive, weekly calls as well as community resources with their Caring Callers clients. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore the experiences of Senior Companion volunteers in the Caring Callers Program through the lens of productive aging. We completed semi-structured interviews with 18 Caring Callers volunteers. We used Rapid and Rigorous Qualitative Date Analysis (RADaR) which yielded four themes: (1) reciprocity; (2) purposeful use of time; (3) learning new skills; and (4) gaining perspective. Our findings provide insight for gerontological researchers examining volunteering as a productive aging activity and offer strategies for designing peer-led, telephone-based interventions to promote social connectedness in an unprecedented time.
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