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Psychological and social outcomes of sport participation for older adults: 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
    2017
  • Year Published
    2020
  • Quality Rating
    5/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (9); Not reported (6); Australia (4); Austria (2); Korea - South (1); Sweden (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
  • Country focus
    USA (9); Not reported (6); Australia (4); Austria (2); Korea - South (1); Sweden (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
    System
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Recreation
    Promotion of recreation
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
  • Social system topic(s)
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Kim ACH, Park SH, Kim S, Fontes-Comber A. Psychological and social outcomes of sport participation for older adults: A systematic review. Ageing & Society. 2020;40(7):1529-1549.
  • DOI
    10.1017/S0144686X19000175

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