Addressing social isolation to improve the health of older adults: A rapid review

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

2019
Quality Rating

7/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

Japan (3); Spain (2); UK (2); USA (2); Australia (1); Colombia (1); Finland (1); Hong Kong (1); Italy (1); Korea - South (1); Singapore (1)
Global/regional focus

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

Japan (3); Spain (2); UK (2); USA (2); Australia (1); Colombia (1); Finland (1); Hong Kong (1); Italy (1); Korea - South (1); Singapore (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Not yet available
Domain

Programs and services
Food safety and security
Nutritional awareness and education
Recreation
Promotion of recreation
Community/recreation programs
Sustainable Development Goals
2. Zero hunger
3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
17. Partnerships for the goals
Social system topic(s)

Implementation strategies
Citizen-targeted strategy
Information or education provision
Skills and competencies development
(Personal) Support
Theme

Optimal aging

Publication details

Citation

Veazie S, Gilbert J, Winchell K, Paynter R, Guise JM. Addressing social isolation to improve the health of older adults: A rapid review. Rockville: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2019.
DOI

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