The effectiveness of e-Interventions on reducing social isolation in older persons: A systematic review of systematic reviews

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 817-827

  Chipps, Jennifer ^a   Jarvis, Mary Ann ^b   Ramlall, Suvira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

E Intervention; loneliness; older people; social isolation; systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGED; CALIFORNIA; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONELINESS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONELINESS; LOS ANGELES; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 85032580666     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X17733773     Document Type: Article

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