Digital Intergenerational Program to Reduce Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older Adults: Realist Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a compelling need for an innovative and creative approach to promote social connectedness among older adults to optimize their well-being and quality of life. One possible solution may be through a digital intergenerational program.

Objective

This realist review aimed to identify existing digital intergenerational programs that were used to reduce loneliness or social isolation among older adults and analyze them in terms of strategy, context, mechanisms, and outcomes.

Methods

We performed a realist review with an extensive search of published and gray literature. For scholarly literature, we searched PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO (Ovid), and Social Sciences Citation Index databases for articles published between January 2000 to August 2020. A g

SUBMITTER: Phang JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9850285 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature