PHR - 16/08/44

How can loneliness and social isolation be reduced among migrant and minority ethnic people? Systematic, participatory review of programme theories, system processes and outcomes

Project title: How can loneliness and social isolation be reduced among migrant and minority ethnic people? Systematic, participatory review of programme theories, system processes and outcomes

Call to action: 16/08 16/08 Loneliness and unwanted social isolation

Research type: Evidence Synthesis

Chief investigator: Professor Sarah Salway

Lead Author: Professor Sarah Salway

Contractor: The University of Sheffield

Cost: £208,730.17

Co-investigators: Dr Andrew Booth, Dr Elizabeth Such, Dr Jean Hamilton, Dr Katie Powell, Dr Louise Preston, Professor Christina Victor, Professor Raghu Raghavan.

Started: October 2017 | Status: Published August 2020

PROSPERO registration: CRD42017077378

Shared-identity social support groups showed positive impact on loneliness but high-quality UK quantitative studies with longer-term follow-up are required to confirm this.

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