Community intervention to reduce social isolation in older adults in disadvantaged urban areas: study protocol for a mixed methods multi-approach evaluation

Community intervention to reduce social isolation in older adults in disadvantaged urban areas: study protocol for a mixed methods multi-approach evaluation

Abstract Background The proportion of older people has dramatically increased in recent decades. Moreover, social and demographic trends show a global increase of older people at risk of loneliness and lack of social relationships. The objective of this study was to evaluate the process, the effecti...

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Main Authors: María José López, Carolina Lapena, Alba Sánchez, Xavier Continente, Ana Fernández, the Evaluation Group of the “Schools of Health for older people”
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Social isolation
Aging
Older people
Evaluation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1055-9

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