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cord-330120-xd9l948d	van Dyck, Laura I.	Combating Heightened Social Isolation of Nursing Home Elders: The Telephone Outreach in the COVID-19 Outbreak Program	2020-06-05		.txt	text/plain	1494	94	40	To address social isolation in nursing home residents, the Yale School of Medicine Geriatrics Student Interest Group initiated a Telephone Outreach in the COVID-19 Outbreak (TOCO) Program that implements weekly phone calls with student volunteers. Initial reports from recreation directors and student volunteers were positive: elderly residents look forward to weekly phone calls and express gratitude for social connectedness. Initial reports from recreation directors and student volunteers were positive: elderly residents look forward to weekly phone calls and express gratitude for social connectedness. Furthermore, while the program intended to focus on the needs of nursing home residents, weekly friendly phone calls have benefited the social wellbeing of student volunteers as well. As a medical student interest group, can we alleviate social isolation suffered by nursing home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic through weekly phone calls? Social isolation and loneliness in nursing home seniors-a common concern now exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic-is partly relieved by our replicable telephone outreach program	./cache/cord-330120-xd9l948d.txt	./txt/cord-330120-xd9l948d.txt