Using information and communication technology learnings to alleviate social isolation for older people during periods of mandated isolation: A review.

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in reducing social isolation in older people and draw recommendations from previous literature appropriate for informing ICT use in future mandated periods of isolation.

Methods: A systematically conducted review of key databases to identify studies investigating ICT interventions that targeted social isolation or loneliness among older people.

Results: Fifteen articles were identified.