Interventions to address social connectedness and loneliness for older adults: a scoping review

Abstract Background Older adults are at risk for loneliness, and interventions to promote social connectedness are needed to directly address this problem. The nature of interventions aimed to affect the distinct, subjective concepts of loneliness/social connectedness has not been clearly described....

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Main Authors: Hannah M. O’Rourke, Laura Collins, Souraya Sidani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0897-x