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ArticleInternet interventions2021

A pilot randomized controlled trial of a group intervention via Zoom to relieve loneliness and depressive symptoms among older persons during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Stav Shapira, Daphna Yeshua-Katz, Ella Cohn-Schwartz, Limor Aharonson-Daniel, Orly Sarid, A Mark Clarfield

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Article in Internet interventions, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Stav ShapiraSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Daphna Yeshua-KatzDepartment of Communication Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Ella Cohn-SchwartzThe Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Limor Aharonson-DanielSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Orly SaridThe Spitzer Department of Social Work, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva, Israel.
A Mark ClarfieldMedical School for International Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev · ILMcGill University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While effective in reducing infections, social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak may carry ill effects on the mental health of older adults. The present study explored the efficacy of a short-term digital group intervention aimed at providing seniors with the tools and skills necessary for improving their coping ability during these stressful times. A total of 82 community-dwelling adults aged between 65 aged 90 (M

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Cognitive-behavioral skillsCOVID-19Digital group interventionMental health effectsOlder adultsRandomized controlled trial

Identifiers

PMID33527072
PMCPMC7839498
OpenAlexW3122948142

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