Interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness during COVID-19 physical distancing measures: A rapid systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A significant proportion of the worldwide population is at risk of social isolation and loneliness as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to identify effective interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness that are compatible with COVID-19 shielding and social distancing measures.

Methods and findings

In this rapid systematic review, we searched six electronic databases (Medline, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and SCOPUS) from inception to April 2020 for systematic reviews appraising interventions for loneliness and/or social isolation. Primary studies from those reviews were eligible if they included: 1) participants in a non-hospital setting; 2) interventions to reduce social isolation and/or lonelines

SUBMITTER: Williams CYK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7888614 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature