Table 5.
Relevant aspects of primary care-based loneliness and social isolation interventions
| #DOC | |
| Intervention theoretical approaches | |
| Loneliness-social isolation related constructs. | |
| 78 | Enhance social network development. |
| 73 | Promote social integration and social reactivation. |
| 55 | Increase social cohesion. |
| 33 36 56 | Increase social connectedness. |
| 61 | Encourage participation in the community. |
| 60 | Increase social support. |
| Theories | |
| 55 | Social capital theory. |
| 62 | Van Tilburg network development theory. |
| 36 | The social cure framework. |
| 79 | Story theory and cognitive restructuring. |
| 38 | Model of health and well-being. |
| Creation of the networks | |
| 34 | Researchers, GPs, RNs, experts, and older persons designed intervention and network. |
| 55 | Coordinated action to strengthen network between primary care centres, senior centres and other community assets. |
| 38 | Community centres created or updated an asset map to compile community resources for social prescriptions. |
| 62 | A group including regional mental health service, regional community health service, local elderly welfare organisation, municipality developed intervention, informed by interviews with older adults, professionals, and policymakers. |
| 71 | Social prescribing space created via consultation with 20 organisations (ie, health, social care and charities working with the target population). |
| 64 | Network generated by consultation with patients and healthcare professionals over an 8 year period. |
| 33 36 65 | Networks between primary care and other settings already existent. |
| Reported intervention duration | |
| 57 | <1 month |
| 31 58 59 71 74 75 78 79 | 1–3 months |
| 60 61 66 | 3–6 months |
| 63 68 76 | 6 months −1 year |
| 34 38 64 72 73 | 1–2 years |
| 26 32 36 55 56 62 65 69 70 | >2 years |
| 33 67 77 | Unknown |
| Data sharing between sectors | |
| 34 38 | In person meetings to coordinate plans between RN, GP and other healthcare professionals. |
| 64 66 | Delivering physical referral forms with patient information link workers or to the coordinator of third sector organisations. |
| 31 65 74 | Healthcare professionals place data/referrals/consultations in shared electronic medical records. |
| 76 | RN Navigators introduce assessment and screening tools data into cloud database. |
GPs, general practitioners; RN, registered nurse.