Educational and social activity group interventions targeting specific groups can alleviate social isolation and loneliness among older people¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2005 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Educational and social activity group interventions that target specific groups can alleviate social isolation and loneliness among older people. → MIMA CATTAN 2005

Evidence¶

MIMA CATTAN 2005¶

MIMA CATTAN, MARTIN WHITE, JOHN BOND and ALISON LEARMOUTH. (2005). Preventing social isolation and loneliness among older people: a systematic review of health promotion interventions. Ageing & Society, Volume 25, Issue 1. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X04002594

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Systematic review of quantitative outcome studies from 1970 to 2002, identified by searching electronic databases, journals and abstracts and contacting key informants. The review's synthesis concludes that "educational and social activity group interventions that target specific groups" can alleviate isolation and loneliness.

"The review suggests that educational and social activity group interventions that target specific groups can alleviate social isolation and loneliness among older people."

MIMA CATTAN 2005 (2)¶

MIMA CATTAN, MARTIN WHITE, JOHN BOND and ALISON LEARMOUTH. (2005). Preventing social isolation and loneliness among older people: a systematic review of health promotion interventions. Ageing & Society, Volume 25, Issue 1. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X04002594

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Across the thirty included studies, the review found that "Nine of the 10 effective interventions were group activities with an educational or support input", supporting the group-format conclusion.

"Nine of the 10 effective interventions were group activities with an educational or support input."

Discussion¶

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