Figure 1. Search strategies used in the databases. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil, 2020.

Database	Search strategies	Results
CINAHL	(“aged”) AND (“social isolation” and “loneliness”) AND (“social media” or “internet”)	40
PsycNET	(“aged”) Any Field AND (“social isolation” AND “loneliness”) Any Field AND (“social media” OR “internet”) Any Field	85
PubMed/Mesh	((aged) AND (social isolation and loneliness)) AND (social media or internet)	75
Web of Science	TS=(aged) AND TS=(social isolation and loneliness) AND TS=(social media or internet)	73
LILACS	“idoso” OR “aged” OR “anciano” AND “solidão” OR “loneliness” OR “soledad” AND “internet” AND “mídias sociais” OR “social media” OR “medios de comunicación sociales” AND “isolamento social” OR “social isolation” OR “aislamiento social”	0
Total		273