Impact of the HELPeN Program on Social Isolation in Community-dwelling Elders (HELPeN)

"The proposed intervention is a telephonic telenursing program aimed at managing social isolation in the elderly, the HELPeN (Help eNursing) program.~The operational part of the intervention will be carried out by volunteers nursing students from the University of Murcia enrolled in the academic years 2020-2023. To ensure homogeneity in the intervention carried out by the volunteers they will receive a 15-hour training oriented to ensure the acquisition of essential communication skills for the implementation of the intervention and to know the specific interventions of support and counseling for the elderly in social isolation.~Over the 36 weeks of the HELPeN Program, each volunteer is expected to provide intervention to 2 seniors, making 1 call per week to each subject lasting approximately 30 minutes. Students will perform physical and psychosocial assessments of the elders and create individualized care plans based on each subject's needs."