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

Findings
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2015-02
  • Year Published
    2017
  • Quality Rating
    4/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    United States (18); Canada (3); China (2); Australia (1); Ghana (1); Ireland (1); Japan (1); Korea (Republic of) (1); Singapore (1); Sweden (1); United Kingdom (1); Hong Kong (1); Taiwan (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    Not applicable
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Evidence syntheses addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • 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. 2020;43(7):43-52.
  • DOI
    10.3928/00989134-20170223-03

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