Included intervention studies varied considerably in design, methods, quality and transferability¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? The evidence base on interventions for social isolation and loneliness among older people is heterogeneous in design, methods, quality and transferability. → 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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The systematic review assessed the thirty included quantitative outcome studies and reports that "their design, methods, quality and transferability varied considerably", with most conducted in the USA and Canada.

"Most were conducted in the USA and Canada, and their design, methods, quality and transferability varied considerably."

Discussion¶

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