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. 2022 Jun 25;18(3):e1260.
doi: 10.1002/cl2.1260. eCollection 2022 Sep.

PROTOCOL: Digital interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness in older adults: An evidence and gap map

Vivian Welch  1 , Elizabeth Tanjong Ghogomu  1 , Victoria I Barbeau  1 , Elisabeth Boulton  2 , Sabrina Boutin  3 , Niobe Haitas  3 , Dylan Kneale  4 , Douglas M Salzwedel  5 , Roger Simard  3 , Paul Herbert  6 , Christopher Mikton  7
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PROTOCOL: Digital interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness in older adults: An evidence and gap map

Vivian Welch et al. Campbell Syst Rev. .

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Abstract

This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The objectives are as follows: the aim is to map available evidence on the effects of digital interventions to mitigate social isolation and/or loneliness in older adults in all settings except hospital settings.

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Needs‐based approach framework. Adapted from Jopling (2020).
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Strategy‐based approach framework. Adapted from Masi (2011).
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Conceptual framework
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Sample map
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