From: Interventions targeting social isolation in older people: a systematic review
Study | Delivery mode | Participatory/non-participatory | Intervention type | Theory-based | Social health | Mental health | Physical health | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  | Loneliness | Social isolation | Structural social support | Functional social support | Depression | Mental wellbeing |  |
Harris & Bodden [67] | Group | Participatory | Activity | Yes | - | - | * | - | - | - | - |
Routasalo et al [13] | Group | Participatory | Activity | Yes | - | - | * | - | - | - | - |
Fujiwara et al [74] | Group | Participatory | Activity | Yes | - | - | * | ns | - | - | * |
Ollonqvist et al [70] | Group | Participatory | Activity | No | ns | - | ns | - | * | - | - |
Arnetz & Theorell [60] | Group | Participatory | Activity | No | - | - | * | - | ns | ns | - |
Baumgarten et al [61] | Group | Participatory | Activity | No | - | - | ns | ns | ns | - | - |
Lokk [69] | Group | Participatory | Support | Yes | ns | - | * | * | * | * | * |
Martina & Stevens [75] | Group | Participatory | Support | Yes | ns | - | * | - | - | * | - |
Stevens & van Tilburg [77] | Group | Participatory | Support | Yes | ns | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fukui et al [55] | Group | Participatory | Support | Yes | * | - | * | * | - | - | - |
Evans & Jaureguy [73] | Group | Participatory | Support | Yes | * | - | * | - | ns | - | - |
Kremers et al [68] | Group | Participatory | Support | Yes | * | - | - | - | - | * | - |
Toseland et al [53] | Group | Participatory | Support | Yes | - | - | * | ns | - | * | - |
Winningham & Pike [63] | Group | Participatory | Support | No | ns | - | - | * | - | - | - |
Savelkoul & de Witte [56] | Group | Participatory | Support | No | ns | - | - | - | - | * | * |
Rosen & Rosen [76] | Group | Participatory | Support | No | - | ns | * | - | - | ns | - |
Constantino [66] | Group | Participatory | Support | No | - | - | * | - | * | - | - |
White et al, 2002 [64] | Group | Non-participatory | Internet training | No | ns | - | ns | - | ns | - | - |
White et al, 1999 [62] | Group | Non-participatory | Internet training | No | ns | - | - | ns | ns | ns | - |
Drentea et al [52] | Mixed mode | Participatory | Support | No | - | - | - | * | - | - | - |
Rook & Sorkin [81] | One-to-one | Participatory | Activity | Yes | ns | - | * | ns | ns | ns | - |
Brennan et al [51] | One-to-one | Participatory | Support | Yes | - | ns | - | - | ns | - | ns |
Toseland & Smith [54] | One-to-one | Participatory | Support | Yes | - | - | ns | ns | - | * | - |
Heller et al [58] | One-to-one | Participatory | Support | No | ns | - | - | ns | ns | ns | - |
Schulz [59] | One-to-one | Non-participatory | Home visiting | Yes | - | - | * | - | - | * | * |
MacIntyre et al [71] | One-to-one | Non-participatory | Home visiting | No | - | - | * | ns | - | - | - |
O'Loughlin et al [57] | One-to-one | Non-participatory | Home visiting | No | - | - | ns | ns | - | - | - |
Bogat & Jason [78] | One-to-one | Non-participatory | Home visiting | No | - | - | * | - | - | - | - |
Mulligan & Bennett [80] | One-to-one | Non-participatory | Home visiting | No | - | ns | - | - | - | ns | - |
Slegers et al [72] | One-to-one | Non-participatory | Internet training | No | ns | - | ns | - | ns | ns | - |
Fokkema & Knipscheer [79] | One-to-one | Non-participatory | Internet training | No | * | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bergman-Evans [65] | Service provision | Participatory | Service provision | Yes | ns | - | - | - | * | - | - |