Going it alone: A scoping review of unbefriended older adults

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Evidence Summary
Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant

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Full-text report

Full-text report (free)
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2016
Year Published

2018
Quality Rating

6/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (5); Canada
Global/regional focus

WHO - Americas region<br />
Country focus

USA (5); Canada
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review addressing other questions
Type of question

Not effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Domain

Programs and services
Community and social services
Other social services
Sustainable Development Goals
3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
Social system topic(s)
Theme

Optimal aging

Publication details

Citation

Chamberlain S, Baik S, Estabrooks C. Going it alone: A scoping review of unbefriended older adults. Canadian Journal on Aging. 2018;37(1):1-11.
DOI

10.1017/S0714980817000563

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