Table 3.
Map for the available evidence
Study ID | Categories | |||||
Intervention name and type | Study population | Outcome | Country/location | Type of evidence | Gaps | |
Subcategories | ||||||
Name and type of income support programme | Older adult, dependent, widow/widower, separated, age | Income security, well-being, SES status, health | Country, rural/urban setting | Primary research, SR, meta-analysis | Gaps in research knowledge or evidence | |
Xyz (example) | Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme—central government-funded income support programme | Older adults above 60 years (including destitute, widow), from below poverty line household | Household expenditure, social security, poverty status, health indicators | India | Primary research via one-time cross-sectional survey | Not able to estimate effectiveness or impact of the programme due to study design limitations |
SES, socioeconomic status; SR, systematic review.