Video Calls for Older Adults: A Narrative Review of Experiments Involving Older Adults in Elderly Care Institutions [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 Social isolation in geriatric institutions is a real threat to older adults' (OAs) well-being. Visits from family members, when they are not impacted by geographical distance or illness, sometimes fail to provide sufficient opportunities for social ...
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Video Calls as a Replacement for Family Visits During Lockdowns in Aged Care: Interview Study With Family Members [PDF]
JMIR Aging, 2023 BackgroundLockdowns have been used to prevent the spread of transmissible illnesses such as influenza, norovirus, and COVID-19 in care homes.
Ryan M Kelly +3 more
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Video calls did not reduce PTSD symptoms in relatives during restricted ICU visits in the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 To help reduce the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the COVID-19 pandemic, ICU visits were banned or restricted. Therefore, family-centered care as usually practiced was not feasible Video calls were recommended to meet relatives’ needs.
Bjoern Zante +2 more
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Video-calls to reduce loneliness and social isolation within care environments for older people: an implementation study using collaborative action research [PDF]
BMC Geriatrics, 2018 Background Older people in care may be lonely with insufficient contact if families are unable to visit. Face-to-face contact through video-calls may help reduce loneliness, but little is known about the processes of engaging people in care environments ...
Sonam Zamir +3 more
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How video calls affect mimicry and trust during interactions. [PDF]
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 2023 Many social species, humans included, mimic emotional expressions, with important consequences for social bonding. Although humans increasingly interact via video calls, little is known about the effect of these online interactions on the mimicry of ...
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Fighting social isolation in times of pandemic COVID-19: the role of video calls for older hospitalized patients. [PDF]
Aging Clin Exp Res, 2022 Background Loneliness and social isolation are associated with anxiety and psychological discomfort, especially amongst the oldest and fragile persons. Aims SILVER evaluates the acceptance of video calls by old hospitalized patients and their relatives ...
Dürst AV +12 more
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Video calls for reducing social isolation and loneliness in older people: a rapid review. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2020 BACKGROUND The current COVID-19 pandemic has been identified as a possible trigger for increases in loneliness and social isolation among older people due to the restrictions on movement that many countries have put in place.
Noone C +6 more
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FlumeRide: Interactive Space Where Artists and Fans Meet-and-Greet Using Video Calls
IEEE Access, 2023 Recently, artists and fans meet more often online owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, fans need to engage closely with artists and enjoy rich content. FlumeRide is a mobile application that helps artists and fans meet and greet through video calls.
Minju Kim +3 more
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Cochrane corner: video calls for reducing social isolation and loneliness in older people. [PDF]
Pan Afr Med J, 2020 The occurrence of social isolation and loneliness has increased with the implementation of social distancing measures in multiple countries to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
Malinga T, Schmidt BM, Wiysonge CS.
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Social Connection when Physically Isolated: Family Experiences in Using Video Calls
Open Cultural Studies, 2023 Digital (video) calls have become a significant tool during the challenging times marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The article focuses on the perceived functionality of video calls for maintaining social contacts and overcoming loneliness in celebrating ...
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