The impact of technology on older adults’ social isolation

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

2015
Year Published

2016
Quality Rating

3/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (16); Netherlands (5); Australia (2); Belgium (1); Canada (1); Finland (1); Israel (1); Japan (1); New Zealand (1); Norway (1); Taiwan (1); Turkey (1)
Global/regional focus

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

USA (16); Netherlands (5); Australia (2); Belgium (1); Canada (1); Finland (1); Israel (1); Japan (1); New Zealand (1); Norway (1); Taiwan (1); Turkey (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

Individual
Family/household
System
Domain

Programs and services
Infrastructure
Broadband infrastructure
Sustainable Development Goals
3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Social system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
With what supports are services provided
Other ICT that support individuals who provide services
ICT that support individuals who receive services
Theme

Optimal aging

Publication details

Citation

Khosravi P, Rezvani A, Wiewiora A. The impact of technology on older adults’ social isolation. Computers in Human Behavior. 2016;63:594-603.
DOI

10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.092

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