ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Effectiveness of Social Support for Community-Dwelling Elderly with Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Childhood starvation and elderly poverty in rural China: the mediating effect of human capital in adulthood.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Intrinsic capacity as a determinant of quality of life trajectories in older Europeans: A sex- and region-sensitive longitudinal analysis using SHARE.Research square · 2026Article
- Faith, Social Connection, and Aging: A Narrative Review of the Impact of Religious and Spiritual Engagement on Social Well-being in Older Adults Across Global Contexts.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- The relationship between social media interaction quality and loneliness in older adults: the moderating role of perceived social support.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Korean Americans in Affordable Senior Housing: The Moderating Role of Social Networks and Family Solidarity.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025Article
- Integrative Approach to Somatic (Psychogenic) Cough in a Geriatric Female Patient: A Case Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- Association between diversified social interaction and health among older adults in China: a longitudinal analysis by interaction type and frequency.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Examination of Social Participation in Older Adults Undergoing Frailty Health Checkups Using Deep Learning Models.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of emotional labor and sleep quality on depression in older apartment security workers in Korea: a cross-sectional study.Journal of Korean biological nursing science · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Mental Health Outcomes Amongst Senescent County Residents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- Depression and Its Effect on Geriatric Rehabilitation Outcomes in Switzerland's Aging Population.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Developing and evaluating an intelligent integration system for older adult care and health based on the sport-medicine-tourism model.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Mediation Effect of Resilience Between Social Support and Depression Symptoms in Patients With Strabismus: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- The mediating role of anxiety and depressive symptoms on the relationship between physical limitations and cognitive impairment among older adults in China: differences based on religious perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Depression in the elderly is an important health factor that requires intervention in the form of social support resources. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review, while synthesizing available evidence on what kind of social support, such as social participation and social connection/network, is effective for depression in the elderly. We performed a quality assessment of the included studies using the revised Risk of Bias for Non-randomized Studies tool and a meta-analysis of studies published up to 14 May 2021. Of the 3449 studies, 52 were relevant to this study. The various types of social resource applications reported in these were classified into three types: social support, social participation, and social connection/network. The social support group had significantly lower depression compared to the control group (0.72 [0.65, 0.81], p < 0.00001, I2 = 92%). There was a significant decrease in depression in the social participation group compared to the control group (0.67 [0.56, 0.80], p < 0.00001, I2 = 93%) (2.77 [1.30, 5.91], p = 0.008, I2 = 97%) (0.67 [0.56, 0.80], p < 0.00001, I2 = 93%). Finally, the social connection/network group showed decreased depression compared to the control group (2.40 [1.89, 3.05], p < 0.00001, I2 = 24%) (0.83 [0.76, 0.90], p < 0.00001, I2 = 94%). The results of this systematic review confirmed the effects of various social support interventions in reducing depression among the elderly living in the community.
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