Stay Connected: Testing an Intervention to Combat Coronavirus-related Social Isolation Among Older Adults

Inclusion Criteria

• •Older Adult Participants
• •1. 60 years of age or older
• •2. Physical and cognitive ability to complete interviews by phone or using video-chat technology (e.g., Zoom)
• •3. English speaking
• •4. Resident of participating Seattle-area senior living communities or member of Seattle-area senior centers
• •5. Ability to provide consent
• •6. Score of 5 or higher on Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) or score of 5 or higher on Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) or score of 6 or higher on University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale
• •7. No suicidal ideation
• •1. English-speaking
• •2. Staff members in administration, social work, and/or activities department in Seattle area senior living communities or senior centers
• •3. Physical ability to complete training in intervention and complete questionnaires by phone, computer, or video-chat technology