Lee, C; Kuhn, I; McGrath, M; Remes, O; Cowan, A; Duncan, F; Baskin, C; ... NIHR SPHR Public Mental Health Programme; + view all Lee, C; Kuhn, I; McGrath, M; Remes, O; Cowan, A; Duncan, F; Baskin, C; Oliver, EJ; Osborn, DPJ; Dykxhoorn, J; Kaner, E; Walters, K; Kirkbride, J; Gnani, S; Lafortune, L; NIHR SPHR Public Mental Health Programme; - view fewer (2021) A systematic scoping review of community-based interventions for the prevention of mental ill-health and the promotion of mental health in older adults in the UK. Health and Social Care in the Community 10.1111/hsc.13413. (In press).

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BACKGROUND: Mental health concerns in older adults are common, with increasing age-related risks to physical health, mobility and social isolation. Community-based approaches are a key focus of public health strategy in the UK, and may reduce the impact of these risks, protecting mental health and promoting wellbeing. We conducted a review of UK community-based interventions to understand the types of intervention studied and mental health/wellbeing impacts reported. METHOD: We conducted a scoping review of the literature, systematically searching six electronic databases (2000-2020) to identify academic studies of any non-clinical community intervention to improve mental health or wellbeing outcomes for older adults. Data were extracted, grouped by population targeted, intervention type, and outcomes reported, and synthesised according to a framework categorising community actions targeting older adults. RESULTS: In total, 1,131 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility and 54 included in the final synthesis. Example interventions included: link workers; telephone helplines; befriending; digital support services; group social activities. These were grouped into: connector services, gateway services/approaches, direct interventions and systems approaches. These interventions aimed to address key risk factors: loneliness, social isolation, being a caregiver and living with long-term health conditions. Outcome measurement varied greatly, confounding strong evidence in favour of particular intervention types. CONCLUSION: The literature is wide-ranging in focus and methodology. Greater specificity and consistency in outcome measurement are required to evidence effectiveness - no single category of intervention yet stands out as 'promising'. More robust evidence on the active components of interventions to promote older adult's mental health is required.

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