| AC | Main Active Component used in the intervention |
| ACT | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy |
| AT | Art Therapy |
| CBT | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| CG | Control Group |
| Coll | Collectivistic |
| DA | Delayed Access |
| DJLS | de Jong–Gierveld Loneliness scale |
| D-SS | Digital Social Support |
| I-C | Intervention vs. Control |
| I-I | Intervention vs. Intervention |
| Ind | Individualistic |
| INSPECT-SR | INveStigating ProblEmatic Clinical Trials in Systematic Reviews |
| IPT | Internet-Based Interpersonal Therapy |
| MM | Mindful Movement |
| Medt | Meditation |
| NHS | National Health System |
| NI | No Intervention |
| NNT | Number Needed to Treat |
| N-On | Non-online Interaction Group |
| N/r | Number of sessions not reported |
| n/r | Length or age not reported |
| OD | Online Diary |
| OSF | Open Science Framework |
| PA | Physical Activity |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| RCT | Randomized Controlled Trial |
| RoB | Risk of Bias |
| SS | Social Support |
| SMD | Standardized Mean Differences |
| UCLA (v3) | University of Los Angeles Loneliness scale (version three) |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| VI | Virtual Interaction with Strangers |
| WL | Waiting List |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| YT-i | YouTube interaction |