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Intergenerationality Programs—Between Children and Older Adults—For Portuguese Population: A Scoping Review

“…Eight studies were selected, four in Portuguese [ 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ] and four others in English [ 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 ]. Out of these included studies, one fits in the quantitative paradigm [ 32 ], three in the quantitative paradigm [ 26 , 27 , 29 ], three have a mixed approach [ 25 , 30 , 31 ] and one is a systematic review of the ScR type [ 28 ].…”

“…By analyzing the included programs/projects, 50% of these are integrated into previously existing programs/projects that seek to promote other areas beyond intergenerationality—combined programs [ 26 , 28 , 29 ], making up the remaining 50% we have programs/projects focused on intergenerationality alone—we called them projects without combined intervention, meaning they are only focused on this area of intervention [ 25 , 31 , 32 ]. Generally, these programs’/projects’ intervention periods varied between two and twelve months of fieldwork, having between two and twenty-six total sessions, each lasting from 15 to 120 min [ 25 , 26 , 28 , 29 , 31 , 32 ], see Table 2 . As for the population inserted in those programs/projects, the age of the older adult population ranged from 64 to 97 years old, with the ages of children varying from 3 to 13 years old [ 25 , 26 , 28 , 29 , 31 , 32 ].…”

“…Generally, these programs’/projects’ intervention periods varied between two and twelve months of fieldwork, having between two and twenty-six total sessions, each lasting from 15 to 120 min [ 25 , 26 , 28 , 29 , 31 , 32 ], see Table 2 . As for the population inserted in those programs/projects, the age of the older adult population ranged from 64 to 97 years old, with the ages of children varying from 3 to 13 years old [ 25 , 26 , 28 , 29 , 31 , 32 ]. It is worth noting that in some studies, the age group of the study population is not specified [ 26 , 28 , 32 ].…”

“…Regarding the evaluation of the activities carried out, only three studies applied satisfaction surveys at the end of their sessions, showing “interesting” or “very interesting” results [ 25 , 26 , 28 ]. Other studies applied surveys and scales to assess dimensions such as self-esteem, loneliness and self-worth [ 29 , 31 , 32 ] (see Table 2 ).…”

“…Six of the eight studies refer to programs/projects implemented within the scope of intergenerationality [ 25 , 26 , 28 , 29 , 31 , 32 ]. The remaining studies [ 27 , 30 ] address the perceptions of older adults and professionals regarding intergenerational relationships/practices.…”