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. 2025 Jul 11;15(7):131. doi: 10.3390/ejihpe15070131
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