Social capital interventions targeting older people and their impact on health: a systematic review

2016160 citationsReview

Authors

Laura Coll‐Planas · Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona

Fredrica Nyqvist · Åbo Akademi University

Teresa Puig · Hospital de Sant Pau

Gerard Urrútia · Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona

Iván Solà · Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona

Rosa Monteserín · Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona

Abstract

Our review highlights the lack of evidence and the diversity among trials, while supporting the potential of social capital interventions to reach comprehensive health effects in older adults.

Topics & Keywords

Health disparities and outcomes Chronic Disease Management Strategies Health, psychology, and well-being

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Volume 71, Issue 7, pp. 663-672

DOI: 10.1136/jech-2016-208131

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