Talk2gether Program for Social Connection in Older Adults

Talk2gether Program

The purpose of this study is to see if it is feasible to recruit and retain older adults in a, weekly phone call program delivered through the Harris County Precinct 2 Healthcare and Social Services Team and to see how participation in the program affect older adults' loneliness, social isolation, psychological well-being, and satisfaction, and what barriers or challenges arise during implementation

Inclusion Criteria:

• able to provide informed consent
• able to speaks English or Spanish
• able to hear sufficiently using the telephone

Exclusion Criteria:

• Need for another person to consent on the participant's behalf
• suspected or confirmed decision-making capacity impairments
• uncontrolled psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia, paranoia, delusion, or delirium