The effectiveness of home visiting and befriending schemes for social isolation and loneliness among older people remains unclear¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2005 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? The review found the effectiveness of home visiting and befriending schemes remains unclear. → 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

q3 · i? · review · r2

The systematic review's concluding synthesis states that "The effectiveness of home visiting and befriending schemes remains unclear"; the review did not establish equivalence or ineffectiveness for these schemes.

"The effectiveness of home visiting and befriending schemes remains unclear."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Educational and social activity group interventions targeting specific groups can alleviate social isolation and loneliness among older people — related
• One-to-one social support, advice and information, or health-needs assessment interventions were largely ineffective at reducing social isolation and loneliness among older people — related
• Included intervention studies varied considerably in design, methods, quality and transferability — related
• A quasi-experimental intervention reported short-term reductions in loneliness followed by lower social anxiety after a social-chatbot intervention — related