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Loneliness and social isolation interventions for older adults: A scoping review of reviews

Findings
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Full-text report
    Full-text report (free)
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2018
  • Year Published
    2020
  • Quality Rating
    5/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (18); Netherlands (14); UK (13); Canada (10); Australia (9); Sweden (9); Finland (5); Germany (5); Taiwan (5); Israel (4); Norway (4); Not reported (4); Denmark (3); Italy (3); Japan (3); UK (England) (3); China (2); Hong Kong (2); New Zealand (2); Austria (1); Belgium (1); France (1); Greece (1); Iran (1); Ireland (1); Luxembourg (1); Portugal (1); Slovenia (1); South Africa (1); Spain (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - African region<br />WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - Eastern Mediterranean region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
  • Country focus
    USA (18); Netherlands (14); UK (13); Canada (10); Australia (9); Sweden (9); Finland (5); Germany (5); Taiwan (5); Israel (4); Norway (4); Not reported (4); Denmark (3); Italy (3); Japan (3); UK (England) (3); China (2); Hong Kong (2); New Zealand (2); Austria (1); Belgium (1); France (1); Greece (1); Iran (1); Ireland (1); Luxembourg (1); Portugal (1); Slovenia (1); South Africa (1); Spain (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Overview of systematic reviews
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
    Family/household
    Community
    System
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Community and social services
    Other social services
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
    10. Reduced inequalities
    17. Partnerships for the goals
  • Social system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    How services are designed to meet citizens’ needs
    Case management
    Group services
    Where services are provided
    Outreach
    With what supports are services provided
    ICT that support individuals who receive services
    Implementation strategies
    Citizen-targeted strategy
    Information or education provision
    Skills and competencies development
    (Personal) Support
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Fakoya OA, McCorry NK, Donnelly M. Loneliness and social isolation interventions for older adults: A scoping review of reviews. BMC Public Health. 2020;20:129.
  • DOI
    10.1186/s12889-020-8251-6

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