The impact of the built environment on loneliness: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Bower, M; Kent, J; Patulny, R; Green, O; McGrath, L; Teesson, L; Jamalishahni, T; Sandison, H; Rugel, E

The impact of the built environment on loneliness: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Bower, M Kent, J

Patulny, R Green, O McGrath, L Teesson, L Jamalishahni, T Sandison, H Rugel, E

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Citation:: Health Place, 2023, 79, pp. 102962
Issue Date:: 2023-01

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dc.contributor.author	Bower, M
dc.contributor.author	Kent, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8063-9503
dc.contributor.author	Patulny, R
dc.contributor.author	Green, O
dc.contributor.author	McGrath, L
dc.contributor.author	Teesson, L
dc.contributor.author	Jamalishahni, T
dc.contributor.author	Sandison, H
dc.contributor.author	Rugel, E
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-10T23:49:25Z
dc.date.available	2022-12-19
dc.date.available	2024-01-10T23:49:25Z
dc.date.issued	2023-01
dc.identifier.citation	Health Place, 2023, 79, pp. 102962
dc.identifier.issn	1353-8292
dc.identifier.issn	1873-2054
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174251
dc.description.abstract	Loneliness is a pressing public health issue. Although quintessentially individual, it is shaped by wider environmental, cultural, socio-economic, and political circumstances. Using a systematic review methodology, this paper draws on interdisciplinary research to conceptualise the relationship between the built environment and loneliness. We present a narrative synthesis of 57 relevant studies to characterise the body of evidence and highlight specific built-environment elements. Our findings demonstrate the need for further conceptual and empirical explorations of the multifaceted ways in which built environments can prevent loneliness, supporting calls for investment into this public-health approach.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Health Place
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102962
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dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1604 Human Geography
dc.subject.classification	Public Health
dc.subject.classification	42 Health sciences
dc.subject.classification	44 Human society
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Loneliness
dc.subject.mesh	Built Environment
dc.subject.mesh	Public Health
dc.subject.mesh	Narration
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Narration
dc.subject.mesh	Loneliness
dc.subject.mesh	Public Health
dc.subject.mesh	Built Environment
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Loneliness
dc.subject.mesh	Built Environment
dc.subject.mesh	Public Health
dc.subject.mesh	Narration
dc.title	The impact of the built environment on loneliness: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

Loneliness is a pressing public health issue. Although quintessentially individual, it is shaped by wider environmental, cultural, socio-economic, and political circumstances. Using a systematic review methodology, this paper draws on interdisciplinary research to conceptualise the relationship between the built environment and loneliness. We present a narrative synthesis of 57 relevant studies to characterise the body of evidence and highlight specific built-environment elements. Our findings demonstrate the need for further conceptual and empirical explorations of the multifaceted ways in which built environments can prevent loneliness, supporting calls for investment into this public-health approach.

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