Definition, determinants, and outcomes of social connectedness for older adults: A scoping review

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Definition, determinants, and outcomes of social connectedness for older adults: A scoping review

Findings

Evidence Summary

Evidence Summary
Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Scientific Abstract
Scientific Abstract

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2015
Year Published

2017
Quality Rating

4/9 (AMSTAR rating from ÀÏ¾ÅÆ·²è Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (18); Canada (3); China (2); Not reported (2); Australia (1); Germany (1); Hong Kong (1); Ireland (1); Japan (1); Korea - South (1); Singapore (1); Sweden (1); Taiwan (1); UK (1)
Global/regional focus

WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
Country focus

USA (18); Canada (3); China (2); Not reported (2); Australia (1); Germany (1); Hong Kong (1); Ireland (1); Japan (1); Korea - South (1); Singapore (1); Sweden (1); Taiwan (1); UK (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review addressing other questions
Type of question

Not effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Community
Domain

Programs and services
Community and social services
Other social services
Sustainable Development Goals
3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
17. Partnerships for the goals
Social system topic(s)

Implementation strategies
Citizen-targeted strategy
(Personal) Support
Theme

Optimal aging

Publication details

Citation

O'Rourke HM & Sidani S. Definition, determinants, and outcomes of social connectedness for older adults: A scoping review. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 2017;43(7):43-52.
DOI

10.3928/00989134-20170223-03

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