Table 1 Key characteristics of included studies (N = 44)
From: Interventions to address social connectedness and loneliness for older adults: a scoping review
Characteristic | % (N) |
|---|---|
Country | |
 United States | 38.6% (17) |
 The Netherlands / Nordic countries | 22.7% (10) |
 Australia/New Zealand | 13.6% (6) |
 the United Kingdom | 9.1% (4) |
 Asian countries | 6.8% (3) |
 Canada | 6.8% (3) |
 Eastern Europe | 2.3% (1) |
Culture | |
 Not reported | 54.5% (24) |
 More than 60% white or Caucasian participants | 40.9% (18) |
 More than 50% non-white participants | 4.5% (2) |
Setting | |
 Community (i.e. Lived independently, in assisted living or ‘alone’) | 54.5% (24) |
 Residential care (i.e. Nursing home or long term care facility) | 29.5% (13) |
 Mixed community/residential care | 13.6% (6) |
 Not reported | 2.3% (1) |
Cognitive Impairment | |
 Cognitively intact | 31.8% (14) |
 Not reported | 31.8% (14) |
 Included some people with mild impairment | 29.5% (13) |
 Majority cognitively impaired to a mild, moderate or severe degree | 6.8% (3) |
Gender | |
 50% or more of participants were women | 86.4% (38) |
 Not reported | 9.1% (4) |
 50% or more of participants were men | 4.5% (2) |