Social capital interventions targeting older people and their impact on health: A systematic review

Findings

Evidence Summary

Evidence Summary
Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

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Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2015
Year Published

2016
Quality Rating

7/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (36); Finland (8); Netherlands (5); Australia (3); Canada (3); UK (England) (3); China (2); Italy (2); Sweden (2); Austria (1); Brazil (1); Germany (1); Hong Kong (1); Japan (1); New Zealand (1); Norway (1); Switzerland (1); UK (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

USA (36); Finland (8); Netherlands (5); Australia (3); Canada (3); UK (England) (3); China (2); Italy (2); Sweden (2); Austria (1); Brazil (1); Germany (1); Hong Kong (1); Japan (1); New Zealand (1); Norway (1); Switzerland (1); UK (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
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Culturally appropriate care
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Sectors
Public health

Publication details

Citation

Coll-Planas L, Nyqvist F, Puig T, Urrutia G, Sola I, Monteserin R. Social capital interventions targeting older people and their impact on health: A systematic review. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2016.
DOI

10.1136/jech-2016-208131

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