Social needs of older people: A systematic literature review

Findings

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Evidence Summary
Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2016
Year Published

2018
Quality Rating

5/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (6); Australia (2); Netherlands (2); Canada (1); Ireland (1); New Zealand (1); Spain (1); Taiwan (1)
Global/regional focus

WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
Country focus

USA (6); Australia (2); Netherlands (2); Canada (1); Ireland (1); New Zealand (1); Spain (1); Taiwan (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review addressing other questions
Type of question

Not effectiveness
Focus

General
Target

Community
System
Domain

Programs and services
Community and social services
Community services
Sustainable Development Goals
3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
11. Sustainable cities and communities
Social system topic(s)
Theme

Optimal aging

Publication details

Citation

Bruggencate TT, Luijkx KG, Sturm J. Social needs of older people: A systematic literature review. Ageing and Society. 2018;38(9):1745-1770.
DOI

10.1017/S0144686X17000150

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