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. 2022 Apr 14;5(2):e34577. doi: 10.2196/34577

Table 3.

Summary of key findings from the included articles (N=64)a.

Domain and categories Articles, n (%) Examples
Resources

External resources: partnerships with external service delivery and planning organizations [12] 33 (52) [4,12-17,19-21,24,27-29,31,32,36-40,45,46,48,50,52,53-61]

Internal resources: staff, volunteers, and organizational mission of program 21 (33) [4,12,15,16,21,26-28,31,36-40,45-50,52-57,59-63]
Activities and services

Civic engagement and empowerment activities 16 (25) [4,15-17,21,31,36,37,39,46,50,52,55,56,59,62,63]

Social relationship–building activities 25 (39) [12,15-17,21,27-29,31,32,37-40,46,50,52,56,58,59,62-66]

Services to enhance access to resources 26 (41) [16,17,21,27-29,31,32,36,38-40,46-50,52,53-56,58,61-63,65,66]
Initial outcomes

Participants’ greater self-efficacy, collective efficacy, and sense of community 11 (17) [15-17,21,32,50,52,53,62,67,68]

Participants’ greater social support and reduced isolation 10 (16) [15,19,33,48-50,52,53,61,62]

Participants’ greater ability to access support and reduced unmet needs 14 (22) [15-17,21,29,40,50,52,53,57,59,61,69]
Intermediate outcomes

Individual-level, community-level, and organization-level benefits 6 (9) [26,31,33,35,50,57]
Long-term goal

Aging in place 1 (2) [50]
Other domains: funding and sustainability

Philanthropic and organizational grants 11 (17) [21,26,29,31,33,36,39,53,55,57,63]

Government funding 17 (27) [4,17,21,27,29,31-33,37,45,50,55,56,60,61,63,65]

Co-op board funding 1 (2) [37]

Membership fees 6 (9) [21,27,31,33,39,63]

Small donations and annual funding 4 (6) [31,39,60,63]

aFrom the conceptual framework developed by Greenfield et al [12].