SOCIAL SUPPORT AMONG NURSING HOME RESIDENTS: EVALUATION OF A PEER COUNSELOR TRAINING PROGRAM a
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This article describes an evaluation of a model program designed to increase social support for newly-admitted nursing home residents through a structured program of peer counseling by current resibents. Empirical and anecdotal evidence indicate that peer counselor trainees and the new residents who received counseling improved somewhat on measures of social functioning, when compared to controls. This pilot study highlights the need for further attempts to understand and promote social support and social competence among institutionalized elderly adults.
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