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Connecting Today to Combat Social Isolation and Loneliness
Sponsor: University of Alberta
Summary
The investigators developed Connecting Today, a feasible and highly acceptable remote visiting program that can support care home residents living with moderate to severe dementia to have video calls with their family members, friends, or care partners. The investigators will recruit 80 residents from 4 care homes, and their family members, friends, or care partners. All participants will be offered 60 minutes of Connecting Today per week for 6 weeks (in either the intervention group, or in the wait-list control group). An onsite care provider will be trained to tailor the video calls, and facilitate positive verbal and non-verbal engagement during the calls. The investigators will evaluate how Connecting Today affects outcomes for residents (quality of life, loneliness, and responsive behaviours) and their remote visitors (quality of life, loneliness, and social support). The investigators will assess how outcomes differ for men, women, and people with different perceptions and experiences of Connecting Today.
Official title: Connecting Today to Combat Social Isolation and Loneliness: An Evaluation of a Remote Visiting Program for Care Home Residents Living With Dementia
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
320
Start Date
2026-04-13
Completion Date
2026-09-30
Last Updated
2026-03-13
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Connecting Today
Connecting today is a facilitated remote visiting program for people living with moderate to severe dementia in care homes. The program offers residents up to 60 minutes of scheduled contact with a family member, friend or volunteer by video call. An onsite facilitator supports the video calls which are delivered via ipad/zoom.