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Peer reviewedOsborne, Sandra S.; Bullock, Janis R. – Educational Gerontology, 1999
In the Befrienders program, young adults visited, interacted with, and assisted homebound, isolated older adults. Participants (20 younger, 22 older) and the seniors' family members identified numerous benefits and valued the intergenerational relationships that were formed. (SK)
Descriptors: Homebound, Intergenerational Programs, Interpersonal Relationship, Older Adults
