Evaluating and implementing The CONNECT Program—A group-based telehealth intervention to reduce social isolation, loneliness, and mental health symptoms in adults 55+ vs routine community programming: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

• Kira Kudar ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: Kira.Kudar@umanitoba.ca

  Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1925-6431

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• Georgia Gopinath,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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• Alex Ross,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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• Robert Balshaw,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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• Edwin Chau,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Brella Community Services Society, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

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• Inga Christianson,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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• Lesley Koven,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Health Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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• Corey S. Mackenzie,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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• Stacey Miller,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation A & O: Support Services for Older Adults, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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• Nancy Newall,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Psychology, Brandon University, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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• Lyne Ouellet,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Gerontology, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

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• Kathryn Sibley,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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• Alina Sanina,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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• Ronda Wedhorn,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Seniors Centre Without Walls Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

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• Kristin A. Reynolds

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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