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The impact of technology on older adults’ social isolation

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
    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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