Open AccessDo Interventions Reducing Social Vulnerability Improve Health in Community Dwelling Older Adults? A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Jasmine Mah,
Kenneth Rockwood,
Susan Stevens,
Janice Keefe,
Melissa K. Andrew
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s349836
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , medicine , gerontology , vulnerability (computing) , social vulnerability , disadvantaged , social support , social determinants of health , environmental health , public health , psychology , psychiatry , nursing , social psychology , computer security , computer science , political science , law
Social vulnerability occurs when individuals have been relatively disadvantaged by the social determinants of health. Complex interventions that reduce social vulnerability have the potential to improve health in older adults but robust evidence is lacking.