Systematic review of interventions addressing social isolation and depression in aged care clients

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1395-1407

  Franck, Linél ^a   Molyneux, Natalie ^a   Parkinson, Lynne ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Depression; Intervention; Social isolation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; COGNITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; GARDENING; GENDER; GROUP BASED REMINISCENCE THERAPY; GROUP THERAPY; HAPPINESS; HEALTH; HUMAN; IDENTITY; IDENTITY STRENGTH; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONELINESS; METHODOLOGY; MOOD; MORALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY THERAPY; PLEASURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING; PSYCHOLOGY; URBAN POPULATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84949526114     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-015-1197-y     Document Type: Review

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