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Health benefits of social participation interventions among community-dwelling older persons: A review article

Background: Social disengagement among older persons may result from accumulated physical impact and social stressors experienced throughout life. Conversely, interventions that enhance social participation addresses social isolation with positive influences on health. This article, therefore, aimed...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, Amirah Fatin, Tan, Maw Pin, Teoh, Gaik Kin, Muda, Siti Mariam, Chong, Mei Chan
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spelling my.um.eprints.424452023-10-05T07:27:54Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/42445/ Health benefits of social participation interventions among community-dwelling older persons: A review article Ibrahim, Amirah Fatin Tan, Maw Pin Teoh, Gaik Kin Muda, Siti Mariam Chong, Mei Chan R Medicine (General) RT Nursing Background: Social disengagement among older persons may result from accumulated physical impact and social stressors experienced throughout life. Conversely, interventions that enhance social participation addresses social isolation with positive influences on health. This article, therefore, aimed to review the range of published studies that evaluated the health benefits of interventions on social participation among community-dwelling older persons.Method: We conducted a search using the databases CINAHL, MEDLINE, EBSCOhost, PubMed, ProQuest, SAGE, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Web of Science, and Open repository/archive.Results: Twenty-five studies from Asia, Europe and America were selected. Included articles described randomized controlled trials (9), quasi-experimental studies (9), mixed-methods studies (2), participatory action research (3), and community-based intervention research (2). Social interventions described are group or cultural activities, personal/group monitoring and discussion, and communications devices. Intervention designed utilized theories, models, concepts, principles, and evidence from published literature.Conclusion: Most social intervention studies evaluating health outcomes have been conducted in North America and Western Europe. Group-based activities were most commonly employed, but personal/group discussions, home visits and technology-based interactions have also been used. While social isolation is now a widely accepted risk factor for ill-health, research evidence for improvement of health through reduction of social isolation remains limited. Taylor & Francis Inc 2022-05 Article PeerReviewed Ibrahim, Amirah Fatin and Tan, Maw Pin and Teoh, Gaik Kin and Muda, Siti Mariam and Chong, Mei Chan (2022) Health benefits of social participation interventions among community-dwelling older persons: A review article. Experimental Aging Research, 48 (3). pp. 234-260. ISSN 0361073X, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/0361073X.2021.1939563 <https://doi.org/10.1080/0361073X.2021.1939563>. 10.1080/0361073X.2021.1939563
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topic R Medicine (General)
RT Nursing
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
RT Nursing
Ibrahim, Amirah Fatin
Tan, Maw Pin
Teoh, Gaik Kin
Muda, Siti Mariam
Chong, Mei Chan
Health benefits of social participation interventions among community-dwelling older persons: A review article
description Background: Social disengagement among older persons may result from accumulated physical impact and social stressors experienced throughout life. Conversely, interventions that enhance social participation addresses social isolation with positive influences on health. This article, therefore, aimed to review the range of published studies that evaluated the health benefits of interventions on social participation among community-dwelling older persons.Method: We conducted a search using the databases CINAHL, MEDLINE, EBSCOhost, PubMed, ProQuest, SAGE, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Web of Science, and Open repository/archive.Results: Twenty-five studies from Asia, Europe and America were selected. Included articles described randomized controlled trials (9), quasi-experimental studies (9), mixed-methods studies (2), participatory action research (3), and community-based intervention research (2). Social interventions described are group or cultural activities, personal/group monitoring and discussion, and communications devices. Intervention designed utilized theories, models, concepts, principles, and evidence from published literature.Conclusion: Most social intervention studies evaluating health outcomes have been conducted in North America and Western Europe. Group-based activities were most commonly employed, but personal/group discussions, home visits and technology-based interactions have also been used. While social isolation is now a widely accepted risk factor for ill-health, research evidence for improvement of health through reduction of social isolation remains limited.
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author Ibrahim, Amirah Fatin
Tan, Maw Pin
Teoh, Gaik Kin
Muda, Siti Mariam
Chong, Mei Chan
author_facet Ibrahim, Amirah Fatin
Tan, Maw Pin
Teoh, Gaik Kin
Muda, Siti Mariam
Chong, Mei Chan
author_sort Ibrahim, Amirah Fatin
title Health benefits of social participation interventions among community-dwelling older persons: A review article
title_short Health benefits of social participation interventions among community-dwelling older persons: A review article
title_full Health benefits of social participation interventions among community-dwelling older persons: A review article
title_fullStr Health benefits of social participation interventions among community-dwelling older persons: A review article
title_full_unstemmed Health benefits of social participation interventions among community-dwelling older persons: A review article
title_sort health benefits of social participation interventions among community-dwelling older persons: a review article
publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
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