The Impact of Social Phone Calls on Adults Who Have Had a Stroke

The Impact of Social Phone Calls on Adults Who Have Had a Stroke

The purpose of this study is to see the impact of social visits, through weekly phone calls, on quality of life and health outcomes of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and self-rated health for adults who have experienced an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke and to determine the benefit of these conversations on the student volunteer's perspective of adults who have survived a stroke

Inclusion Criteria:

• have a UCLA short form score of 4 or higher
• can read, write, and speak English
• have had an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke is the past year
• have a telephone and are available for weekly phone calls
• provide informed consent agreeing to be contacted by the volunteers

Exclusion Criteria:

• reside outside of the home
• have Electronic Health Record documentation of Aphasia
• Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of <9