@article{99dee65c12ea442f9df37414bec7426d,
title = "'Putting Life in Years' (PLINY) telephone friendship groups research study: pilot randomised controlled trial",
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.",
author = "Mountain, {Gail A.} and Daniel Hind and Rebecca Gossage-Worrall and Walters, {Stephen J.} and Rosie Duncan and Louise Newbould and Saleema Rex and C.L. Jones and Ann Bowling and Mima Cattan and Angela Cairns and Cindy Cooper and R.T. Edwards and Goyder, {Elizabeth C.}",
year = "2014",
month = apr,
day = "24",
doi = "10.1186/1745-6215-15-141",
language = "English",
volume = "15",
journal = "Trials",
issn = "1745-6215",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
number = "141",
}