Canadian Adaptation of a Community Navigator Program to Address Loneliness Among Older Adults With Depression and/or Anxiety: A Pilot Study

Can a Canadian adaptation of a 'Community Navigator' program (originally developed in the U.K.) be used to reduce loneliness among Canadian older adults with depression and/or anxiety? The Canadian adaptation of the Community Navigator program was piloted in 10 older adults and shown to reduce loneliness and social anxiety among all those (50%) who completed the program.The program was described positively by all completers and provided the push needed to engage in social activity. Given our promising results, further larger studies of our Canadian adaptation of the Community Navigator program should be conducted with special attention to reducing the drop-out rate by addressing barriers to participation and social determinants of health.