Effectiveness of LISTEN on loneliness, neuroimmunological stress response, psychosocial functioning, quality of life, and physical health measures of chronic illness

Objectives: Loneliness is a biopsychosocial determinant of health and contributes to physical and psychological chronic illnesses, functional decline, and mortality in older adults. This paper presents the results of the first randomized trial of LISTEN, which is a new cognitive behavioral intervent...

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Main Authors: Laurie A. Theeke, Jennifer A. Mallow, Julia Moore, Ann McBurney, Stephanie Rellick, Reyna VanGilder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:International Journal of Nursing Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013216300436