ArticleEuropean journal of public health2022
Effectiveness of a community intervention to reduce social isolation among older people in low-income neighbourhoods.
Article in European journal of public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03142048 (Community Intervention to Reduce Social Isolation in Elderly People in Disadvantaged Urban Areas), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Community Intervention to Reduce Social Isolation in Elderly People in Disadvantaged Urban Areas: Study Protocol for a Mixed Methods Multi-approach Evaluation
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Economic inequality and mental health in older adults: Exploring new dimensions of economic well-being.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Investigating Direct and Moderating Effects of Social Connectedness and Perceived Social Support on Suicidal Ideation in Older Adults With Depression: A Prospective Study.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2025Article
- Community Health Dialogue Implementation for the Solution of Loneliness in Rural Communities: Autoethnography.Cureus · 2024Article
- Relationship between intrinsic capacity and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling older adults: the moderating role of social support.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- The impact of internet use on health status among older adults in China: The mediating role of social support.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Community Activities in Primary Care: A Literature Review.Journal of primary care & community healthReview
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundSocial and demographic trends show a global increase of proportion of older people at risk of social isolation. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention conducted in low-income neighbourhoods to reduce social isolation and its negative effects on health in older persons.
methodsA quasi-experimental study with a comparison group was performed. The 'School of Health for Older People' is a weekly community intervention that promotes resources among individuals and communities to enhance their ability to identify problems and activate solutions, encouraging community participation. Data were collected at the beginning and at the end of the intervention. Social support, psychological morbidity and health-related quality of life were measured through questionnaires information on visits to the primary care centre was obtained from the electronic medical records of primary care centres. Multivariate regression models were conducted to assess changes after the intervention.
resultsA total of 135 participants were included in the study. The intervention helped to improve participants' mental health (aPR = 0.46; 95% CI: 0.23-0.90) comparing with the comparison group. Also, the intervention helped to maintain quality of life and social support, which were worsened or maintained respectively in the case of comparison group.
conclusionsOur results provide evidence on how a community intervention can improve quality of life, mental health and social support in older people. The evidence can help to fill the knowledge gap in this area and might be especially useful for the design of social and public health policies and programmes for older people in disadvantaged neighbourhoods in urban areas.
trial registrationNCT03142048.
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