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The effect of complex interventions on supporting self-care among community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2016
  • Year Published
    2018
  • Quality Rating
    9/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    Netherlands (4); Canada (3); Sweden (3); USA (3); New Zealand (2); Switzerland (2); Australia (1); Germany (1); Japan (1); Spain (1); Taiwan (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
  • Country focus
    Netherlands (4); Canada (3); Sweden (3); USA (3); New Zealand (2); Switzerland (2); Australia (1); Germany (1); Japan (1); Spain (1); Taiwan (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
    General
  • Target
    Individual
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Community and social services
    Community services
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
  • Social system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    By whom services are provided
    Self-management
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Wong KC, Wong FKY, Yeung WF, Chang K. The effect of complex interventions on supporting self-care among community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Age and Ageing. 2018;47(2):185-193.
  • DOI
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