Loneliness and social isolation interventions for older adults: A scoping review of reviews

Findings

Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Full-text report

Full-text report (free)
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2018
Year Published

2020
Quality Rating

5/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (18); Netherlands (14); UK (13); Canada (10); Australia (9); Sweden (9); Finland (5); Germany (5); Taiwan (5); Israel (4); Norway (4); Not reported (4); Denmark (3); Italy (3); Japan (3); UK (England) (3); China (2); Hong Kong (2); New Zealand (2); Austria (1); Belgium (1); France (1); Greece (1); Iran (1); Ireland (1); Luxembourg (1); Portugal (1); Slovenia (1); South Africa (1); Spain (1)
Global/regional focus

WHO - African region WHO - Americas region WHO - Eastern Mediterranean region WHO - European region WHO - Western Pacific region
Country focus

USA (18); Netherlands (14); UK (13); Canada (10); Australia (9); Sweden (9); Finland (5); Germany (5); Taiwan (5); Israel (4); Norway (4); Not reported (4); Denmark (3); Italy (3); Japan (3); UK (England) (3); China (2); Hong Kong (2); New Zealand (2); Austria (1); Belgium (1); France (1); Greece (1); Iran (1); Ireland (1); Luxembourg (1); Portugal (1); Slovenia (1); South Africa (1); Spain (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Overview of systematic reviews
Type of question

Not effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Family/household
Community
System
Domain

Programs and services
Community and social services
Other social services
Sustainable Development Goals
3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
10. Reduced inequalities
17. Partnerships for the goals
Social system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How services are designed to meet citizens’ needs
Case management
Group services
Where services are provided
Outreach
With what supports are services provided
ICT that support individuals who receive services
Implementation strategies
Citizen-targeted strategy
Information or education provision
Skills and competencies development
(Personal) Support
Theme

Optimal aging

Publication details

Citation

Fakoya OA, McCorry NK, Donnelly M. Loneliness and social isolation interventions for older adults: A scoping review of reviews. BMC Public Health. 2020;20:129.
DOI

10.1186/s12889-020-8251-6

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