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| Title |
Interventions targeting social isolation in older people: a systematic review
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, August 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-11-647 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andy P Dickens, Suzanne H Richards, Colin J Greaves, John L Campbell |
| Abstract |
Targeting social isolation in older people is a growing public health concern. The proportion of older people in society has increased in recent decades, and it is estimated that approximately 25% of the population will be aged 60 or above within the next 20 to 40 years. Social isolation is prevalent amongst older people and evidence indicates the detrimental effect that it can have on health and wellbeing. The aim of this review was to assess the effectiveness of interventions designed to alleviate social isolation and loneliness in older people. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 33 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 12 | 36% |
| Canada | 3 | 9% |
| United States | 3 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
| Ireland | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 13 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 21 | 64% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 18% |
| Scientists | 5 | 15% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 884 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 11 | 1% |
| United States | 4 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
| Japan | 2 | <1% |
| Australia | 2 | <1% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 4 | <1% |
| Unknown | 855 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 162 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 128 | 14% |
| Researcher | 121 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 88 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 48 | 5% |
| Other | 157 | 18% |
| Unknown | 180 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 144 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 134 | 15% |
| Psychology | 116 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 97 | 11% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 3% |
| Other | 139 | 16% |
| Unknown | 228 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 40. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 December 2022.
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#1,056,604
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#1,164
of 17,876 outputs
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#4,279
of 135,663 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#7
of 195 outputs
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