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The effectiveness of community-based social innovations for healthy ageing in middle- and high-income countries: a systematic review

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posted on 2023-08-30, 17:09 authored by Ioana Ghiga, Emma Pitchforth, Louise Lepetit, Celine Miani, Gemma-Clare Ali, Catherine Meads
Objectives: Community-based social innovations (CBSIs) are one type of intervention that may help to address the complex needs of ageing populations globally. The aim of this research was to assess evidence for the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of CBSIs involving in such contexts. Methods: We conducted a systematic review of CBSIs for healthy ageing in middle- and high-income countries, including any CBSI that aimed to empower people aged 50 and over by motivating them to take initiative for their own health and wellbeing. The protocol was registered with Prospero (CRD 42016051622). A comprehensive search was conducted in 15 academic databases and advanced search in Google. We included published studies from 2000 onwards in any language. Exploratory meta-analysis was conducted for quantitative studies reporting similar outcomes, and qualitative studies were analysed using thematic analysis. Narrative synthesis was conducted. Searches yielded 13,262 unique hits, from which 44 papers met the inclusion criteria. Results: Most studies reported interventions having positive impacts on participants, such as reduced depression, though the majority of studies were classified as being at medium or high risk of bias. There was no evidence on costs or cost-effectiveness and very little reporting of outcomes at an organization or system level. CBSIs have the potential for positive impacts, but with nearly half of studies coming from high-income urban settings (particularly the United Kingdom and the United States of America), there is a lack of generalizability of these findings. Conclusions: Our research highlights the need to improve reporting of CBSIs as complex interventions, and for improved conceptualization of these interventions to inform research and practice.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

25

Issue number

3

Page range

202-210

Publication title

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

ISSN

1758-1060

Publisher

SAGE

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2020-04-15

Legacy creation date

2020-04-15

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine & Social Care

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