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BASIL-C19 Trial. Targeting social isolation, loneliness & depression in older people. 🧵on our #UrgentPublicHealth trial during COVID. just published in @PLOSMedicine!
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TL:DR COVID has increased social isolation, & risk of depression & toxic loneliness. A behavioural intervention helped older ppl maintain social interaction & networks. strong signal of effect in reducing loneliness. bigger trial underway. NHS is amazing. 
Our #COVID19 trials programme is called Behavioural Activation in Social Isolation (BASIL), and here is a dodgy video of me:
