Use of digital technologies to combat loneliness and social isolation: a cross-sectional study in Swiss outpatient care during COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Sabrina Stängle (Author), Franzisca Domeisen Benedetti (Author), Hannele Hediger (Author), Mathias Bonmarin (Author), Martin Loeser (Author), André Fringer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is limited data on the use of digital technologies in outpatient care in Switzerland. Our objectives were therefore to determine which digital technologies are used and whether they had an impact on loneliness and social isolation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Metho...