Old age poverty: A scoping review of the literature

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Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2017
Year Published

2018
Quality Rating

4/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (23); Korea - South (6); Canada (5); Europe (3); Belgium (2); Lebanon (2); Australia (1); Cambodia (1); China (1); Costa Rica (1); Global (1); Hong Kong (1); India (1); Kosovo (1); Nigeria (1); Peru (1); Sub-Saharan Africa (1); Sweden (1); Taiwan (1); Thailand (1); UK (1); Viet Nam (1)
Global/regional focus

WHO - African region WHO - Americas region WHO - Eastern Mediterranean region WHO - European region WHO - South East Asia region WHO - Western Pacific region
Country focus

USA (23); Korea - South (6); Canada (5); Europe (3); Belgium (2); Lebanon (2); Australia (1); Cambodia (1); China (1); Costa Rica (1); Global (1); Hong Kong (1); India (1); Kosovo (1); Nigeria (1); Peru (1); Sub-Saharan Africa (1); Sweden (1); Taiwan (1); Thailand (1); UK (1); Viet Nam (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review addressing other questions
Type of question

Not effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
System
Domain

Programs and services
Financial protection
Poverty reduction
Sustainable Development Goals
1. No poverty
10. Reduced inequalities
Social system topic(s)

Governance arrangements
Policy authority
Centralization/decentralization of policy authority
Accountability of the state sector's role in financing & delivery
Financial arrangements
Incentivizing citizens
Targeted payments/penalties (Incentivizing citizens)
Theme

Optimal aging

Publication details

Citation

Kwan C, Walsh CA. Old age poverty: A scoping review of the literature. Cogent Social Sciences. 2018;4: 1-21.
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