SynthesisClinical interventions in aging2022
Do Interventions Reducing Social Vulnerability Improve Health in Community Dwelling Older Adults? A Systematic Review.
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- Exploring the Ethical Dimensions of Care Dependency in Older People: A Transpersonal View.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of a cash transfer intervention on memory decline and dementia probability in older adults in rural South Africa.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Trial
- The Association of the Social Vulnerability Index with Acuity of Presentation to Obstetric Triage.American journal of perinatology · 2026Article
- Population-oriented health promotion and disease prevention interventions in primary healthcare: a scoping review of reviews.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Changes in social health among older adults: a random intercept latent transition analysis from China.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- The Family Caregiver Role From the Perspective of Older Women Experiencing Poverty in a High-Income Country: A Qualitative Study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
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- Perceived Environmental Age Friendliness and Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Contextualizing Age-Friendly Care Within Social Drivers of Health.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- Social Frailty in Heart Failure: Concept, Impact and Preventive Strategies.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Review
- Differences in Lung Cancer Survival by Demographic Characteristics and Social Determinants of Health, United States, 2010-2020.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) · 2026Article
- Association between walkability and diverse health metrics: moderating role of social vulnerability.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2026Article
- Dogs and cats as sources of companionship and emotional support in vulnerable animal caregivers.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- From vulnerability to resilience: Understanding social responses to climate-induced hazards in peri-urban and natural resources-dependent communities - The case of Tanga City in Tanzania.Jamba (Potchefstroom, South Africa) · 2026Article
- How well do social frailty indices predict incident dementia in older adults?The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Joint association of polysocial risk score and lifestyle with incident essential hypertension: a prospective cohort study in the UK biobank.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- Associations between social vulnerability and functioning in older age, and the moderating role of optimism and self-efficacy.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- Community-based diabetes self-management and support program: addressing quality of life and social vulnerability.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Impact of Depression and Leisure Activities on E-Health Literacy Among Older Adults: A Cross-Cultural Study in the EU and Japan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Bridging inequity gaps in healthcare through tailored support: implementation perspectives of the Social Health Bridge-Building Programme.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Social vulnerability occurs when individuals have been relatively disadvantaged by the social determinants of health. Complex interventions that reduce social vulnerability have the potential to improve health in older adults but robust evidence is lacking. Objective: To identify, appraise and synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of complex interventions targeting reduction in social vulnerability for improving health related outcomes (mortality, function, cognition, subjective health and healthcare use) in older adults living in the community. Methods: A mixed methods systematic review was conducted. Five databases and targeted grey literature were searched for primary studies of all study types according to predetermined criteria. Data were extracted from each distinct intervention and quality was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Effectiveness data were synthesized using vote counting by direction of effect, combining p values and Albatross plots. Results: Across 38 included studies, there were 34 distinct interventions categorized as strengthening social supports and communities, helping older adults and their caregivers navigate health and social services, enhancing neighbourhood and built environments, promoting education and providing economic stability. There was evidence to support positive influences on function, cognition, subjective health, and reduced hospital utilization. The evidence was mixed for non-hospital healthcare utilization and insufficient to determine effect on mortality. Conclusion: Despite high heterogeneity and varying quality of studies, attention to reducing an older adult's social vulnerability assists in improving older adults' health.
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