Tool Information
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Title |
Combating Loneliness: A Friendship Enrichment Programme for Older Women
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Settings |
Residence for Older People
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MHP Steps |
Implementation
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URL |
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=79989 |
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Country of Origin |
Netherlands
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Languages |
English
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Tool Description |
Research indicates that friendship contributes to wellbeing in later life in various ways: through the provision of companionship in daily life, support during stressful transitions, sustainment of identity under changing circumstances and adaptation to old age. However not all older people have friends available who fulfil these different functions. In order to promote wellbeing and reduce loneliness, an educational programme on friendship enrichment for older women has been developed and implemented in the Netherlands. The friendship programme's main goal is empowerment; it helps women clarify their needs in friendship, analyse their current social network, set goals in friendship and develop strategies to achieve goals.
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Application in the Field |
Applied internationally
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Tool mainly used in |
Netherlands
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Stage of Development |
Well established
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Evaluation and Research |
Descriptor not applicable
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Beneficiary Involvement in Design |
No information found
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Evaluation |
No
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Available Formats |
Soft Copy
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Free |
No
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Restrictions on Use |
No
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Tool Focus |
Individual and Organisation
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Tool Type |
Educational/Training
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Download(s) |
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