Effects of Psychosocial Interventions on Loneliness Amongst Long‐Term Care Residents: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

作者：J Szeto, Lily Man Lee Chan, Wilfred Wing‐Fung Sin, Dyt Fong, Jojo Yan Yan Kwok · 发表于：Journal of Advanced Nursing · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1111/jan.17107 · 被引用次数：5 · 研究领域：Health disparities and outcomes、Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes、Health and Well-being Studies

BACKGROUND: Loneliness significantly affects the physical and mental health of older adults, particularly those in long-term care settings. Despite the high prevalence of loneliness, comprehensive reviews on psychosocial interventions targeting loneliness in these populations are scarce. AIMS: To evaluate the effects of psychosocial interventions in reducing loneliness among long-term care residents. STUDY DESIGN: A systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS: We conducted a comprehensive search across five databases-CINAHL, EMBASE, PubMed/Medline, PsychINFO and The Cochrane Library-from inception to 14 February 2025. The inclusion criteria encompassed randomised controlled trials, quasi-experimental studies and pilot studies published in English that assessed psychosocial interventions for loneliness amongst long-term care residents. The Effective Public Health Practice Project framework was utilised for the quality assessment. RESULTS: A total of 19 studies with 1646 participants were included. Results indicated that psychosocial interventions significantly reduced loneliness in long-term care residents. The interventions were categorised into lifestyle and leisure activities, psychological interventions, social support interventions and animal/robot-assisted interventions. Subgroup analyses revealed significant effects for lifestyle and leisure activities, group-based interventions, face-to-face delivery and interventions that less than 8 weeks. CONCLUSION: Psychosocial i...