Effectiveness of mental health interventions for older adults in South Asia: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Mental health problems among older adults are becoming a growing public health concern in South Asia due to continued changes in population dynamics caused by declining fertility rates and increasing life expectancy. This scoping review aimed to explore and summarize evidence about mental health interventions and their impacts on geriatric mental health and highlight gaps and areas for future research.

Methods

We searched six electronic databases and additional sources for experimental/non-experimental studies evaluating the effectiveness of geriatric mental health interventions in eight countries in the South Asia region from the date of inception of each database up to August 5, 2022. Following the preliminary screening, we extracted data from the eligible articl

SUBMITTER: Mazumder H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10328249 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature