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. 2023 Jan 31;20(3):2554. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032554

Table 2.

Study inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria
Study focus Studies that examine interventions, policies, and initiatives Studies that do not examine interventions
Study context Studies conducted in community settings Studies conducted in institutional settings
Outcomes of interest Both health and social outcomes Studies that do not include any health or social outcomes; also studies that report either health or social outcomes only
Types of study Peer-reviewed journal publications; empirical studies that employed quantitative/qualitative data Systematic reviews, scoping reviews,
books, book chapters, book reviews, commentaries, opinions, abstracts, conference proceedings, dissertation/theses, study protocols, pilot/feasibility studies
Geographic scope All countries
Temporal scope Publications from January 2001 to October 2021 Publications prior to January 2001
Study population People aged 60 and above