The Effect of Information Communication Technology Interventions on Reducing Social Isolation in the Elderly: A Systematic Review

Regina Chen, Yi-Ru; J Schulz, Peter

doi:10.2196/jmir.4596

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The Effect of Information Communication Technology Interventions on Reducing Social Isolation in the Elderly: A Systematic Review

Published in Journal of Medical Internet Research • Jan 28, 2016

Authors:

Yi-Ru Regina Chen

Peter J Schulz

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aging of the population is an inexorable change that challenges governments and societies in every developed country. Based on clinical and empirical data, social isolation is found to be prevalent among elderly people, and it has negative consequences on the elderly's psychological ...

Subject

Social isolation

Loneliness

Psychological intervention

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