Shared Interest Groups (SHIGs) in Low-Income Independent Living Facilities

Cohen‐Mansfield, Jiska; Parpura-Gill, Aleksandra; Kotler, Meg; Vass, John; MacLennan, Beryce W.; Rosenberg, Florence R.

doi:10.1300/j018v31n01_08

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“…Many of these interventions involved group‐based activities, for example charity‐funded friendship clubs (Hemingway & Jack ), shared interest topic groups (Cohen‐Mansfield et al . ), day care centres (Iecovich & Biderman ) and friendship enrichment programmes (Martina & Stevens , Stevens et al . , Alaviani et al .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Social facilitation interventions generally presumed a degree of reciprocity, and strived to provide mutual benefit to all participants involved. Many of these interventions involved group-based activities, for example charity-funded friendship clubs (Hemingway & Jack 2013), shared interest topic groups (Cohen-Mansfield et al 2007), day care centres (Iecovich & Biderman 2012) and friendship enrichment programmes , Alaviani et al 2015. One intervention focused on the specific role of Irish cultural identity in social facilitation (Cant & Taket 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Older people sometimes found the activities organised by others patronising (Pettigrew & Roberts 2008). Building partnerships may also lead to interventions still being implemented after professional services have withdrawn engagement (Cant & Taket 2005, Cohen-Mansfield et al 2007).…”

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Interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness among older people: an integrative review

Gardiner

Geldenhuys

Gott

2016

Health Soc Care Community

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Loneliness and social isolation are major problems for older adults. Interventions and activities aimed at reducing social isolation and loneliness are widely advocated as a solution to this growing problem. The aim of this study was to conduct an integrative review to identify the range and scope of interventions that target social isolation and loneliness among older people, to gain insight into why interventions are successful and to determine the effectiveness of those interventions. Six electronic databases were searched from 2003 until January 2016 for literature relating to interventions with a primary or secondary outcome of reducing or preventing social isolation and/or loneliness among older people. Data evaluation followed Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co‐ordinating Centre guidelines and data analysis was conducted using a descriptive thematic method for synthesising data. The review identified 38 studies. A range of interventions were described which relied on differing mechanisms for reducing social isolation and loneliness. The majority of interventions reported some success in reducing social isolation and loneliness, but the quality of evidence was generally weak. Factors which were associated with the most effective interventions included adaptability, a community development approach, and productive engagement. A wide range of interventions have been developed to tackle social isolation and loneliness among older people. However, the quality of the evidence base is weak and further research is required to provide more robust data on the effectiveness of interventions. Furthermore, there is an urgent need to further develop theoretical understandings of how successful interventions mediate social isolation and loneliness.

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Section: Social Facilitation Interventionsmentioning

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Interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness among older people: an integrative review

Gardiner

Geldenhuys

Gott

2016

Health Soc Care Community

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494

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“…Personal contacts may be specifically trained to offer emotional support, and may or may not be permitted to provide instrumental support (e.g., transportation, shopping, minor housekeeping and repairs, letter writing/correspondence, or meal preparation). • One-to-one • Face-to-face, phone, email, or videoconference • Researcher supports training with videoconference equipment • Usually weekly • 5 min to 1 h or more per interaction • 3 to 36 months Activity & Discussion Groups [ 51 – 61 ] (7 studies, 11 reports) Engagement with a new group of people in an activity and/or facilitated discussion. 1.…”

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“…Group members may be taught how to offer emotional support to one another. All interventions of this type either addressed component 1 [ 57 , 58 ], component 2 [ 54 , 55 , 57 , 59 – 61 ], or both components 1&2 [ 51 – 53 ] • Group of 5 to 9 people • Face-to-face sessions held in a neutral location (e.g. an activity room).…”

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Interventions to address social connectedness and loneliness for older adults: a scoping review

2018

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BackgroundOlder adults are at risk for loneliness, and interventions to promote social connectedness are needed to directly address this problem. The nature of interventions aimed to affect the distinct, subjective concepts of loneliness/social connectedness has not been clearly described. The purpose of this review was to map the literature on interventions and strategies to affect loneliness/social connectedness for older adults.MethodsA comprehensive scoping review was conducted. Six electronic databases were searched from inception in July 2015, resulting in 5530 unique records. Standardized inclusion/exclusion criteria were applied, resulting in a set of 44 studies (reported in 54 articles) for further analysis. Data were extracted to describe the interventions and strategies, and the context of the included studies. Analytic techniques included calculating frequencies, manifest content analysis and meta-summary.ResultsInterventions were described or evaluated in 39 studies, and five studies described strategies to affect loneliness/social connectedness of older adults or their caregivers in a qualitative descriptive study. The studies were often conducted in the United States (38.6%) among community dwelling (54.5%), cognitively intact (31.8%), and female-majority (86.4%) samples. Few focused on non-white participants (4.5%). Strategies described most often were engaging in purposeful activity and maintaining contact with one’s social network. Of nine intervention types identified, the most frequently described were One-to-One Personal Contact and Group Activity. Authors held divergent views of why the same type of intervention might impact social connectedness, but social contact was the most frequently conceptualized influencing factor targeted, both within and across intervention types.ConclusionsResearch to test the divergent theories of why interventions work is needed to advance understanding of intervention mechanisms. Innovative conceptualizations of intervention targets are needed, such as purposeful activity, that move beyond the current focus on the objective social network as a way to promote social connectedness for older adults.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12877-018-0897-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Understanding Acceptability of Group Leisure Activities Used to Address Loneliness Among People Living With Dementia: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study

O’Rourke,

Jeffery,

Walsh

et al. 2023

Can. J. Aging

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This mixed-methods complementarity study explored family members’, friends’, and health care providers’ perspectives of acceptability of group leisure activities as an intervention for loneliness experienced by older adults living with dementia. A sample of 25 family members, friends, and health care providers of people living with dementia in ON rated the acceptability of group leisure activities (adapted Treatment Perception and Preference questionnaire) and discussed their ratings in an interview. Quantitative (descriptive statistics) and qualitative (conventional content analysis) results were integrated to understand acceptability. Participants viewed group leisure activities as effective, logical, and suitable for use with people living with dementia. Participants described the need for flexible programs, careful facilitation, and attention to activity selection. Group leisure activities were seen as low risk, but stigmas related to dementia could prevent participation. The findings inform the design of acceptable group leisure activities, promoting their use to address loneliness in people living with dementia.

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Shared Interest Groups (SHIGs) in Low-Income Independent Living Facilities

Cited by 8 publications

References 28 publications

Interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness among older people: an integrative review

Interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness among older people: an integrative review

Interventions to address social connectedness and loneliness for older adults: a scoping review

Understanding Acceptability of Group Leisure Activities Used to Address Loneliness Among People Living With Dementia: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study

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