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Digitally Enabled Peer Support and Social Health Platform for Vulnerable Adults With Loneliness and Symptomatic Mental Illness: Cohort Analysis

Digitally Enabled Peer Support and Social Health Platform for Vulnerable Adults With Loneliness and Symptomatic Mental Illness: Cohort Analysis

Annual health care spending is US $1644 higher for socially isolated individuals than for those who are not socially isolated [2]. Peer support is a promising intervention for adults with loneliness, depression, and anxiety [3]; however, digitally enabled peer support has not been evaluated for populations with severe loneliness or symptomatic mental illness.

Dena Bravata, Daniel Russell, Annette Fellows, Ron Goldman, Elizabeth Pace

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e58263

Improving Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Adolescents With Physical Disabilities Through Group-Based Virtual Reality Gaming: Feasibility Pre-Post Trial Study

Improving Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Adolescents With Physical Disabilities Through Group-Based Virtual Reality Gaming: Feasibility Pre-Post Trial Study

However, 32.7% (n=33) felt down, depressed, or hopeless; 47.5% (n=48) felt little pleasure in doing things; and 64.4% (n=65) felt isolated after COVID-19. Moreover, 74.3% (n=75) reported decreased socialization and 51.5% (n=52) reported reduced exercise participation. Recent technological innovations have made internet connectedness through virtual reality (VR) gaming far more accessible for the average consumer.

Byron Lai, Raven Young, Mary Craig, Kelli Chaviano, Erin Swanson-Kimani, Cynthia Wozow, Drew Davis, James H Rimmer

JMIR Form Res 2023;7:e47630