The Effect of Information Communication Technology Interventions on Reducing Social Isolation in the Elderly: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aging of the population is an inexorable change that challenges governments and societies in every developed country. Based on clinical and empirical data, social isolation is found to be prevalent among elderly people, and it has negative consequences on the elderly's psychological and physical health. Targeting social isolation has become a focus area for policy and practice. Evidence indicates that contemporary information and communication technologies (ICT) have the potential to prevent or reduce the social isolation of elderly people via various mechanisms.

Objective

This systematic review explored the effects of ICT interventions on reducing social isolation of the elderly.

Methods

Relevant electronic databases (PsycINFO, PubMed, MEDLINE, EBSCO,

SUBMITTER: Chen YR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4751336 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature