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Interventions to address social connectedness and loneliness for older adults: A scoping review

Findings
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2015
  • Year Published
    2018
  • Quality Rating
    Not yet available
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (20); Netherlands (10); Australia (5); UK (5); Finland (3); Canada (2); Sweden (2); Taiwan (2); Croatia (1); New Zealand (1); Other (1); UK (England) (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
  • Country focus
    USA (20); Netherlands (10); Australia (5); UK (5); Finland (3); Canada (2); Sweden (2); Taiwan (2); Croatia (1); New Zealand (1); Other (1); UK (England) (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
    Community
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Community and social services
    Community services
    Community development
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
    11. Sustainable cities and communities
    17. Partnerships for the goals
  • Social system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    How services are designed to meet citizens’ needs
    Group services
    Implementation strategies
    Citizen-targeted strategy
    Skills and competencies development
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    O'Rourke HM, Collins L, Sidani S. Interventions to address social connectedness and loneliness for older adults: A scoping review. BMC Geriatrics. 2018;18(1):e214.
  • DOI
    10.1186/s12877-018-0897-x

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