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Intergenerational programs: What can school-age children and older people expect from them? A systematic review

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    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
    2019
  • Quality Rating
    5/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (7); Japan (3); Israel (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
  • Country focus
    USA (7); Japan (3); Israel (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
    Community
    System
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Education
    Community engagement
    Primary education
    Recreation
    Community/recreation programs
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
    4. Quality education
  • Social system topic(s)
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Giraudeau C, Bailly N. Intergenerational programs: What can school-age children and older people expect from them? A systematic review. European Journal of Ageing. 2019.
  • DOI
    10.1007/s10433-018-00497-4

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