The effectiveness of e-Interventions on reducing social isolation in older persons: A systematic review of systematic reviews

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Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2017
Year Published

2017
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Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (12); Netherlands (9); Israel (6); Slovenia (4); Taiwan (4); Finland (3); Canada (1); Japan (1); Turkey (1)
Global/regional focus

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Country focus

USA (12); Netherlands (9); Israel (6); Slovenia (4); Taiwan (4); Finland (3); Canada (1); Japan (1); Turkey (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Overview of systematic reviews
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

General
Target

Individual
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Availability of care
Where care is provided
Site of service delivery
Outreach
With what supports is care provided
ICT that support individuals who receive care
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Behaviour change support
Skills and competencies development
(Personal) Support
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Technologies
Devices
Sectors
Long-term care

Publication details

Citation

Chipps J, Jarvis MA, Ramlall S. The effectiveness of e-Interventions on reducing social isolation in older persons: A systematic review of systematic reviews. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2017;23(10):817-827.
DOI

10.1177/1357633X17733773

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