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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 Salwayorcid.org/0000-0002-7688-5496
Lead Author: Professor Sarah Salwayorcid.org/0000-0002-7688-5496
Contractor: The University of Sheffield
Cost: £212,200.80
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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