Miguel Ángel Aguilar-Jurado, Pedro Gil-Madrona, Juan Francisco Ortega-Dato, David Zamorano-García
Effects of an Educational Glass Recycling Program against Environmental Pollution in Spain
International journal of environmental research and public health
study aimed examine effects providing program introduced volunteers make friends older adults reduce loneliness increase loneliness literacy eight community development associations taiwan participated study first stage older people living alone spouse family without substantial interactions screened loneliness older adults higher risk loneliness given priority invited participate intervention 3month intervention program designed community development association delivered older adults homes total 87 older persons completed waves interviews loneliness reduced ucla6 loneliness scale scores decreased 135 116 loneliness literacy improved loneliness literacy scores increased 389 420 compared program generalized linear model controlling covariates loneliness reduced significantly b 0934 p 005 whereas loneliness literacy improved significantly older participants b 2088 p 005 making friends older adults lonely might improve loneliness literacy geriatr gerontol int 2024 24 240245