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¶
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q3 i? Most one-to-one interventions providing social support, advice and information, or health-needs assessment were ineffective. → 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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In the systematic review's categorisation of outcome studies, "Six of the eight ineffective interventions provided one-to-one social support, advice and information, or health-needs assessment", contrasting with the effective group-format interventions.
"Six of the eight ineffective interventions provided one-to-one social support, advice and information, or health-needs assessment."
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Related Claims¶
- Educational and social activity group interventions targeting specific groups can alleviate social isolation and loneliness among older people — related
- The effectiveness of home visiting and befriending schemes for social isolation and loneliness among older people remains unclear — 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
- Extended chatbot use produced dose-dependent increases in loneliness and emotional dependence alongside lower socialisation (review attribution) — related
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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 |
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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 |
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