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HEAL-HOA volunteering intervention trial for lonely middle-aged and older adults
The University of Hong Kong research repository · 4 connected claims
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- MWITA-CB-2026-033In a randomized trial of 375 lonely Hong Kong adults aged 50–70, a structured volunteering intervention produced lower UCLA loneliness scores than active psychoeducation control at six months, with standardized effect size d=-0.41.Evidence A
- MWITA-CB-2026-034The Hong Kong volunteering trial reported six-month standardized effects of d=-0.59 for emotional loneliness and d=-0.58 for social loneliness versus active control.Evidence A
- MWITA-CB-2026-035Most randomized-group loneliness effects in the Hong Kong volunteering trial were not sustained at 12 months.Evidence A
- MWITA-CB-2026-036At 12 months, Hong Kong trial participants who continued volunteering more than two hours per week had lower loneliness than those who did not, but this continuation comparison was observational rather than randomized.Evidence B
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