Scalable Telephone-Based Behavioral and Mindfulness Interventions Effectively Reduce Long-Term Loneliness in At-Risk Older Adults: Insights from the HEAL-HOA Trial
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Scalable Telephone-Based Behavioral and Mindfulness Interventions Effectively Reduce Long-Term Loneliness in At-Risk Older Adults: Insights from the HEAL-HOA Trial

The HEAL-HOA randomized clinical trial demonstrates that lay counselor-delivered telephone interventions using behavioral activation and mindfulness significantly and sustainably reduce loneliness and improve well-being among vulnerable, digitally excluded older adults over a 12-month period.