1 University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
2 School of Nursing and Public Health, 72753 University of KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa.
J Telemed Telecare. 2017 Dec;23(10):817-827. doi: 10.1177/1357633X17733773. Epub 2017 Sep 29.
As the older adult population group has been increasing in size, there has been evidence of growing social isolation and loneliness in their lives. The increased use of information communication technology and Internet-supported interventions has stimulated an interest in the benefits of e-Interventions for older people and specifically in having a role in increasing social networks and decreasing loneliness. A systematic review of e-Interventions to reduce loneliness in older people was conducted with the aim to synthesize high quality evidence on the effectiveness of e-Interventions to decrease social isolation/loneliness for older people living in community/residential care. A systematic search of 12 databases for reviews published between 2000-2017 was conducted using search term synonyms for older people, social isolation and interventions. Three independent researchers screened articles and two reviewers extracted data. The Revised-Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews was used to assess the quality of reviews. The final search identified 12 reviews, which included 22 unique primary research studies evaluating e-Interventions for social isolation or loneliness. The reviews were of moderate quality and the primary studies showed a lack of rigor. Loneliness was most frequently measured using the University California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale. Despite the limitations of the reviewed studies, there is inconsistent and weak evidence on using e-Interventions for loneliness in older people.
随着老年人口群体的不断壮大,老年人生活中的社会隔离和孤独感日益明显。信息通信技术和互联网支持的干预措施的广泛应用,激发了人们对电子干预措施对老年人益处的兴趣,特别是在增加社交网络和减少孤独感方面。本研究对减少老年人孤独感的电子干预措施进行了系统评价,旨在综合高质量证据,评估针对社区/居住护理环境中老年人的减少社会隔离/孤独感的电子干预措施的有效性。通过使用老年人、社会隔离和干预措施的同义词,对 2000 年至 2017 年期间发表的综述进行了 12 个数据库的系统搜索。三位独立研究人员筛选了文章,两位评审员提取了数据。使用修订后的多项系统评价评估了综述的质量。最终搜索确定了 12 篇综述,其中包括 22 项评估社会隔离或孤独感的电子干预措施的独特原始研究。这些综述的质量为中等水平,原始研究缺乏严谨性。孤独感最常使用加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校孤独感量表进行测量。尽管研究存在局限性,但使用电子干预措施治疗老年人孤独感的证据并不一致且薄弱。
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021-4-19
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017-9-25
Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). 2007-8
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022-1-17
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004
Health Technol Assess. 2006-9
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022-5-23
Front Public Health. 2024
Healthcare (Basel). 2024-2-1
Campbell Syst Rev. 2023-11-27