Report for: ‘Putting Life in Years’ (PLINY) telephone friendship groups research study: pilot randomised controlled trial

Title	‘Putting Life in Years’ (PLINY) telephone friendship groups research study: pilot randomised controlled trial
Published in	Trials, April 2014
DOI	10.1186/1745-6215-15-141
Pubmed ID	24758530
Authors	Gail A Mountain, Daniel Hind, Rebecca Gossage-Worrall, Stephen J Walters, Rosie Duncan, Louise Newbould, Saleema Rex, Carys Jones, Ann Bowling, Mima Cattan, Angela Cairns, Cindy Cooper, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Elizabeth C Goyder
Abstract	Loneliness in older people is associated with poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We undertook a parallel-group randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of telephone befriending for the maintenance of HRQoL in older people. An internal pilot tested the feasibility of the trial and intervention.

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Country	Count	As %
United Kingdom	4	80%
Unknown	1	20%

Type	Count	As %
Members of the public	4	80%
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals)	1	20%

Mendeley readers

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Country	Count	As %
Canada	1	<1%
Unknown	153	99%

Readers by professional status	Count	As %
Student > Ph. D. Student	24	16%
Student > Master	24	16%
Researcher	18	12%
Student > Bachelor	15	10%
Student > Doctoral Student	7	5%
Other	18	12%
Unknown	48	31%

Readers by discipline	Count	As %
Medicine and Dentistry	23	15%
Psychology	21	14%
Nursing and Health Professions	19	12%
Social Sciences	15	10%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences	6	4%
Other	15	10%
Unknown	55	36%

‘Putting Life in Years’ (PLINY) telephone friendship groups research study: pilot randomised controlled trial