What The Study Did:
A randomized clinical trial, this study reports that a layperson-delivered, empathy-oriented telephone call program reduced loneliness, depression and anxiety compared with the control group and improved the general mental health of participants within four weeks.
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Maninder K. Kahlon, Ph.D., of the University of Texas at Austin, is the corresponding author.
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