Table 1.

HOW R U? participant baseline demographic characteristics

	n=39
Age (years), median (range)	84 (70–100)
Sex
Female	64%
Cultural background
Australian born	77%
Living status
Living alone	82%
Formal/informal care in place	44%
Regular social group attendance	53%
Feelings of social isolation (SII≥2)	82%
Feelings of loneliness (UCLA–3≥6)	65%
Depressive symptoms (GDS–5≥2)	77%
Self-rated health: EQ–VAS (average)	59.6

GDS-5, five-item Geriatric Depression Scale; SII, Social Isolation Index; UCLA-3, 3-Item Loneliness Scale.