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Table 6 Results of the single-group studies

From: Digital interventions for subjective and objective social isolation among individuals with mental health conditions: a scoping review

Author, year

N (n allocated to intervention, control)

Mean age (years)

Gender (% female)

Intervention effect on social isolation outcomes

Single-group study(s) (n = 7)

Wang, 2016 [70•]

146 (urban = 56, rural = 90)

Age range: 16–70 overall

67.86% (urban), 82.22% (rural)

- At post-intervention, the use of the relaxation module was associated with negative change in social support (b = − 0.10, p = 0.04). Use of the triggers, self-talk, unhelpful coping and mastery tools modules were not associated with significant changes in social support

- Total number of days using the program was positively correlated with social support scores (r = 0.22, p < 0.01)

Loi, 2016 [74•]

5

69.9 overall

40% overall

- There were no significant differences before and after the intervention for social isolation (t = − 2.434, p = 0.072)

Lee, 2018 [71•]

35

48.1 overall

14.3% overall

- Patients did not show significant improvements on FSSQ (t = 0.197, p = 0.84) at post-treatment

Goodwin, 2018 [72•]

34

32.53 overall

79.41% overall

- No significant changes were found in loneliness (p = 0.51) or social support (p = 0.91) at post-treatment

De Almeida, 2018 [73•]

9

38.11 overall

22% overall

- Statistically significant improvement at post-treatment was found in social support (p = 0.021). Improvements were also found in subscales (intimacy: p = 0.012; satisfaction with family: p = 0.026).

Chen, 2020 [75•]

20

81.1 overall

65% overall

- Comparing T2 to T4, statistically significant decreases in loneliness scores were found over time (F(3, 57) = 61.7, p < 0.001).

- There were significant differences in every time point comparison: T2 vs T3 t = 8.84, p < 0.001, d = 1.95; T2 vsT4 t = 8.47, p < 0.001, d = 2.50; T3 vs T4 t = 2.48, p = 0.023, d = 0.75.

Aschbrenner, 2016 [76•]

25

48.6 overall

56% overall

- The global score for the assessing perceived social support from the group was high (M = 30.8 SD = 5.5).