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dc.contributor.authorZamir, S
dc.contributor.authorHennessy, C
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Adrian
dc.contributor.authorJones, Ray
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-02T14:41:25Z
dc.date.issued2020-11-11
dc.identifier.issn2308-3417
dc.identifier.issn2308-3417
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/16837
dc.description.abstract

<jats:p>Video calls using software such as Skype, Zoom and FaceTime can improve socialisation among older people and family, however it is unknown if video calls are able to improve socialisation among older people and their peers. Twenty-two residents across three British care homes engaged with each other using ‘Skype quiz’ sessions with the support of staff once a month over an eight-month trial. Video calls were accessed via a ‘Skype on Wheels’ intervention that comprised a wheeled device that could hold an iPad, or through Skype TV. Residents met other residents from the three care homes to build new friendships and participate in a thirty-minute quiz session facilitated by eight staff. Staff were collaborators who recruited older people, implemented the intervention and provided feedback that was analysed using thematic analysis. Residents enjoyed being able to see other residents’ faces and surroundings. Analysis of the field notes revealed five themes of: residents with dementia remember faces not technology, inter and intra connectedness, re-gaining sense of self and purpose, situational loneliness overcome and organisational issues create barriers to long-term implementation. Inter-care home connection through video calls to reduce feelings of loneliness in residents seems acceptable and a feasible, low cost model, especially during times of public crisis such as COVID-19.</jats:p>

dc.format.extent90-90
dc.format.mediumElectronic
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.subjectSkype
dc.subjectaction research
dc.subjectcare-settings
dc.subjectcommunication
dc.subjectgeriatrics
dc.subjectintervention
dc.subjectloneliness
dc.subjectsocialisation
dc.subjectvideo calls
dc.titleIntergroup ‘Skype’ Quiz Sessions in Care Homes to Reduce Loneliness and Social Isolation in Older People
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
plymouth.author-urlhttps://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/5/4/90
plymouth.issue4
plymouth.volume5
plymouth.publication-statusPublished online
plymouth.journalGeriatrics
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/geriatrics5040090
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health/Peninsula Medical School
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health/School of Nursing and Midwifery
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dc.publisher.placeSwitzerland
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-11-09
dc.rights.embargodate2021-2-4
dc.identifier.eissn2308-3417
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