Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. Interventions for loneliness and social isolation. University of York. Evidence briefings. 2014 Authors' conclusions Social isolation is the lack of social contact or support; loneliness is the feeling of being alone or isolated.
Loneliness is a multifaceted issue and may not be simply resolved by tackling one aspect alone.
General practitioners may be well-placed to identify people who are, or who are at risk of, loneliness and
social isolation.
Overall, evidence of effective interventions is limited, but group-based activities and support that provide
opportunities for social interaction appear to show some promise in addressing isolation and loneliness.
The Campaign to End Loneliness produced a toolkit to support CCGs and Health and Wellbeing Boards
understand, identify, commission and evaluate interventions to tackle loneliness in older people. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Humans; Loneliness; Social Isolation Language Published English Country of organisation England English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdon. Tel: +44 1094 321040 Email: crd@york.ac.uk AccessionNumber 32014001373 Date abstract record published 17/11/2014 |