Seniors' participation in volunteer activities: A systematic review

Findings

Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2009
Year Published

2012
Quality Rating

Not yet available
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (11); Europe (4); Canada (2); Australia (1); Japan (1)
Global/regional focus

WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
Country focus

USA (11); Europe (4); Canada (2); Australia (1); Japan (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

Community
Domain

Programs and services
Community and social services
Community development
Sustainable Development Goals
3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
11. Sustainable cities and communities
Social system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
By whom services are provided
Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
Theme

Optimal aging

Publication details

Citation

Godbout E, Filiatrault J, Plante M. Seniors' participation in volunteer activities: A systematic review. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2012;79(1):23-32.
DOI

10.2182/cjot.2012.79.1.4

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