Nursing Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Health in Emergency and Disaster Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Syst Rev. 2019 Jan 17;8(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s13643-018-0935-y.
Socialization is an important part of the healthy aging process, but natural changes in the lifestyle and health of older people increased risk of loneliness. However, loneliness is not well defined and might differ in different cultures and settings. The main objective of this systematic review is to summarize literature on the topic and propose a definition that might help aging research and practice in the future.
Eight databases including PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, Web of Science, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Proquest, and Age Line bibliographic will be run individually to retrieve relevant literature on loneliness among elderly population using subject headings and appropriate MeSH terms. Inclusion and exclusion criteria will be developed and refined by the research team. Two reviewers will participate in each search stage including abstract/title and full text screening, data extraction, and appraisal. We will restrict our search to articles published in the English language biomedical journal between 2000 and 2017. The protocol adheres to the standards recommended by the PRISMA-P.
The results of this systematic review can present a more accurate definition of loneliness for researchers who aim at conducting new primary and secondary studies on this subject.
CRD42017058729.
社交是健康老龄化过程中的一个重要部分,但老年人生活方式和健康的自然变化增加了孤独的风险。然而,孤独的定义并不明确,在不同的文化和环境中可能有所不同。本系统综述的主要目的是总结关于这一主题的文献,并提出一个可能有助于未来老龄化研究和实践的定义。
将单独使用主题词和适当的 MeSH 术语在包括 PubMed、Scopus、CINAHL、Web of Science、EMBASE、PsycINFO、Proquest 和 Age Line 在内的 8 个数据库中运行,以检索有关老年人群孤独感的相关文献。纳入和排除标准将由研究小组制定和完善。两名评审员将参与每个搜索阶段,包括摘要/标题和全文筛选、数据提取和评估。我们将把搜索范围限制在 2000 年至 2017 年期间发表在英文生物医学期刊上的文章。本方案遵循 PRISMA-P 推荐的标准。
本系统综述的结果可为旨在开展这一主题新的初级和次级研究的研究人员提供更准确的孤独定义。
CRD42017058729。