Reducing social isolation and loneliness in older people: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Social isolation and loneliness affect approximately one-third to one-half of the elderly population and have a negative impact on their physical and mental health. Group-based interventions where facilitators are well trained and where the elderly are actively engaged in their development seem to be more effective, but conclusions have been limited by weak study designs. We aim to conduct a systematic review to assess the effectiveness of health promotion interventions on social isolation or loneliness in older people.

Methods and analysis

A systematic review was conducted in Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, LILACS, OpenGrey and the Cochrane Library on peer-reviewed

SUBMITTER: Landeiro F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623425 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature