Impact of an Intergenerational Bonding Program on Dimensions of Health and Related Outcomes Among Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis
Monika Kankarwal e outros, 2025 · Cureus
Intergenerational bonding activities significantly improved social health scores among older adults compared to controls (mean difference -0.27).
Estimativa · social health score, mean difference
-0,270 [-0,480; -0,0600]
mean difference
p=0.02*
- Desenho
- Meta-análise. fixed-effect meta-analysis of 2 interventional trials
- População
- Older adults aged 60 and above in the United Kingdom and Pakistan, 2014–2023
- Amostra
- 104 · older adults across two studies (53 intervention, 51 control)
Onde está o número
Review; Section 'Review - Results - Outcome Variables', subsection 'Effect of the intergenerational bonding program on social health', paragraph 1
The total pooled result from the two studies [13,15] showed a significant improvement in the mean social health score in the intergenerational program group as compared to the control group with an MD of -0.27 (95% CI -0.48 to -0.06; p=0.02*)
Contexto
What changed: Older adults engaged in structured intergenerational bonding and interaction programs with young individuals. Comparison: Control groups receiving routine care or no intervention. Limits: The meta-analysis pooled only two small trials totaling 104 participants, with quasi-experimental designs and unclear blinding.
Caminho no grafo
- FamíliaProvisão direta
- TipoProvisão de serviço público
- EixoRedes
MAGI só cita evidência deste instrumento
Lugares do estudo
- United Kingdom · País · GB
- Pakistan · País · PK
- Licença
- CC-BY
- Revisão
- Extraído por máquina, não revisadoExtraído por: gemini-3.8-flash, 2026-10-23