Key Concept | Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
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Participants | Studies that sampled participants of any age describing experiences of loneliness and/or social isolation | Studies that sampled participants without a history of loneliness and/or social isolation Participants reporting cognitive impairments (e.g., dementia, psychosis) |
Intervention | Studies that included any well-defined intervention considered as a SP intervention, delivered individually or by groups through any means (e.g., face-to-face, internet, telephone) regardless of the duration or number of treatment sessions | Studies that included any intervention not considered a SP intervention |
Study design | Descriptions of loneliness and service users’ views about the use of SP to address their loneliness and/or social isolation. Studies that analysed data from focus groups, semi-structured interviews and textual data (e.g., personal written account) were included For mixed methods studies, only the qualitative data were extracted | Any quantitative research designs |
Language | Articles written in English or French | Articles written in languages other than English or French |