ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Trends and Effectiveness of ICT Interventions for the Elderly to Reduce Loneliness: A Systematic Review.
Review in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 101 citations in OpenAlex.
- Tackling social disconnection: an umbrella review of RCT-based interventions targeting social isolation and loneliness.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Benefits and barriers associated with the use of smart home health technologies in the care of older persons: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of digital communication technology on older adults' formal care use in Norway: a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2026Trial
- Effects of a Mobile App to Promote Social Participation on Older Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Effect of internet-based vs. in-person multimodal interventions on patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease: a randomized, cross-over, open-label trial.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
- Utilizing Smart Televisions as Assistive Technology to Enhance Communication and Social Lives of Older Adults: Systematic Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Review
- The Role of Social Media in Mitigating the Long-Term Impact of Social Isolation on Mental and Cognitive Health in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The HUNT Study.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2025Observational
- Understanding Loneliness Through Analysis of Twitter and Reddit Data: Comparative Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Unlocking Self-Esteem in Older Adults: A Conceptual Exploration of Technological Proficiency and Its Effects.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Functional impairment without depression diagnosis as an indicator of psychological distress in older adults.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Effect of information and communication technology-based smart care services for physical and cognitive functions in older adults living alone: A quasi-experimental study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Article
- Interventions that have potential to help older adults living with social frailty: a systematic scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- An Iterative Participatory Design Approach to Develop Collaborative Augmented Reality Activities for Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities.Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on human factors in computing systems. CHI Conference · 2024Article
- Exploring the impact of information and communication technologies on loneliness and social isolation in community-dwelling older adults: a scoping review of reviews.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
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- Mapping loneliness through comparative analysis of USA and India using social intelligence analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Information and Communication Technology-Based Application for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Insomnia: Development and Validation Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Digital interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness in older adults: An evidence and gap map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2023Article
- Understanding Loneliness in Younger People: Review of the Opportunities and Challenges for Loneliness Interventions.Interactive journal of medical research · 2023Article
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Abstract
Elderly people are sensitive to loneliness, which may contribute to mental and physical health, serious illness, and increased mortality. This study investigates the development trend of information communication technology (ICT) interventions designed for the elderly to reduce loneliness and synthesize its effect. We searched relevant articles on 23 May 2020 using three databases: Ovid-Medline, Ovid-EMBASE, and the Cochrane library. Data extraction and quality assessment were independently performed by two authors. The development is changing from animal robots to online social platforms and from simple emotional support to a multifaceted system that promotes social participation, cognition, physical activity, and nutrition. Our systematic review reported that ICT interventions are being developed to alleviate loneliness and increase social participation. Our study revealed an increase in the use of ICT interventions among the elderly and a positive change in their attitude toward ICT interventions. ICT interventions in the field of nursing should continue to be developed in the future to meet social, health, and safety needs. In the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), ICT interventions are needed to respond effectively to the needs of the elderly. This study is expected to provide basic knowledge for the development of ICT interventions for the elderly.
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