Published on in Vol 23 , No 6 (2021) :June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/24712, first published .
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Digital Technology Interventions to Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Digital Technology Interventions to Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Digital Technology Interventions to Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Syed Ghulam Sarwar Shah 1, 2 , MBBS, MA, MSc, PhD ;   David Nogueras 3 , MBA ;   Hugo Cornelis van Woerden 4, 5, 6 , MBChB, MPH, PhD, FFPH ;   Vasiliki Kiparoglou 1, 7 , BSc, MSc, MBA, PhD

1 NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre , Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , Oxford , GB

2 Radcliffe Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , Oxford , GB

3 EvZein Limited, Holley Crescent, Headington , Oxford , GB

4 Public Health Agency Northern Ireland , Belfast , GB

5 Division of Rural Health and Wellbeing , University of the Highlands and Islands , Inverness , GB

6 Institute of Nursing and Health Research , Ulster University , Belfast , GB

7 Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences , University of Oxford , Oxford , GB

Corresponding Author:

  • Syed Ghulam Sarwar Shah, MBBS, MA, MSc, PhD
  • NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
  • Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • John Radcliffe Hospital
  • Oxford
  • GB
  • Phone: 44 1865221262
  • Email: sarwar.shah@ouh.nhs.uk