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| Authors, year and country | Aim | Participants | Method | CASP points |
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| Tyler, M; Simic, V.; De George-Walker, L. (2018) Australia | To investigate the conceptualization of digital participation by older adults using a super-user’s concept | In total (n): 11
Female/male (n): 2/9
Ages (mean): 59–82 (73.3) | Qualitative case study design individual interviews, daily diaries, and photovoice thematic analysis | 5/10p |
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| Hoyle, M.; Ryan, C.; Gustavsson, L. (2016) Australia | To obtain a more comprehensive understanding of the constructs that underpin the definition and experience of community for older Australians | In total (n): 32
Female/male (n): 20/12
Ages (mean): 65–94 (77.9) | Cross-sectional phenomenological study design individual semistructured interviews thematic analysis | 10/10p |
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| Witsø, A.E.; Wik, K.; Ytterhus, B. (2012) Norway | To illuminate and understand older adults’ experiences of participation in everyday life when living in place and depending on home-based care | In total (n):10
Female/male (n): 8/2
Ages (mean): 72–89 (81.2) | Qualitative study design individual interviews grounded theory analysis | 6/10p |
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| Palma-Candia, O.; Montoro,C.H.; Martí-García, C. et al. (2019) Spain | To determine the factors that contribute to the occupational adaptation process in older adults in the extreme region of Magallanes (Chile) and identify the signs of success and well-being | In total (n): 16
Female/male (n): 10/6
Ages (mean): 64–77 (71.2) | Qualitative phenomenological interpretive study design individual semistructured interviews thematic analysis | 8/10p |
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| Glasier, W. and Arbeau, K.J. (2017) Canada | To further describe the meaning of the experience of involuntary separation from the perspective of persons in rural Alberta, Canada, who were living the experience | In total (n): 10
Female/male (n): 7/3
Ages (mean): 70–95 (not stated) | Qualitative phenomenological interpretive study design individual semistructured interviews thematic analysis | 6/10p |
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| Willis, P.; Vickery, A. (2022) UK | Examine older men’s responses to feelings of loneliness and their everyday strategies for coping in the context of living alone | In total (n): 72
Female/male (n): 0/72
Ages (mean): 65–95 (76) | Cross-sectional qualitative study design individual semistructured interviews thematic analysis | 8/10p |
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| Waterworth, S.; Raphael, D.; Gott, M. (2019) New Zealand | To explore community‐dwelling older adults’ approaches to enhancing their psychological well‐being | In total (n): 37
Female/male (n): 21/16
Ages (mean): 66–99 (77.6) | Qualitative study design, use of PERMA-model of well-being individual semistructured interviews (n = 37) and a focus group (n = 11 participants) grounded theory analysis with reference to the PERMA-model | 7/10p |
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| Thanakwang, K.; Mongkolpraoset, J. (2012) Thailand | To provide an in-depth understanding of the views of healthy aging among elderly Thai adults and to explore the factors that contribute to healthy aging | In total (n): 155
Female/male (n): 95/65
Ages (mean): 60–88 (68.2) | Qualitative study design individual semistructured interviews (n = 32), focus groups (n = 16 groups) grounded theory analysis | 7/10p |
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| Takashimaid, R.; Onishi, R.; Saeki, K. et al. (2020) Japan | To explore support in the community using social activities more suitable for older men: What are the values of social activities, and what are the meanings for retired older men living in an urban area of Japan? | In total (n): 15
Female/male (n): 0/15
Ages (mean): 68–88 (68.2) | Qualitative study design individual semistructured interviews grounded theory analysis | 8/10p |
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| Sugarhood, P.; Eakin, P.; Summerfield-Mann, L. (2017) UK | To gain a rich understanding of the concept, in particular from those who had not been represented in previous research, those from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, in a variety of home living arrangements and in the older age range of those over 80 | In total (n): 11
Female/male (n): 5/6
Ages (mean): 81–96 (87.2) | Grounded theory study design individual semistructured interviews grounded theory analysis | 10/10p |
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| Smith, J. (2012) USA | To explore the meaning of loneliness in community-dwelling older adults and to understand their daily practices in coping with loneliness. This study also examined the relationship between loneliness and health and well-being in older adults | In total (n): 12
Female/male (n): 8/4
Ages (mean): 74–98 (not stated) | Qualitative phenomenological interpretive study design individual multiple structure interviews thematic analysis | 8/10p |
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| Heatwole Shank, K.; Kenley, B. (2019) USA | To examine community navigation using qualitative and GPS methods in order to identify patterns of participation, spatial behavior, and well-being for lower-income older adults | In total (n): 10
Female/male (n): 8/2
Ages (mean): 67–97 (77.8) | Mixed method observational cohort study design individual semistructured interviews qualitative analysis | 8/10p |
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| Saunders, M.; Groh, C. (2019) USA | To clarify perceptions of widows on their transition from spousal dementia caregiving to widowhood | In total (n): 22
Female/male (n): 22/0
Ages (mean): Not stated (Rural: 77 urban: 80) | Serial qualitative study design Serial individual semistructured interviews qualitative analysis | 6/10p |
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| Russo-Netzer, P.; Littman-Ovadia, H. (2019) Israel | To complement previous knowledge in the field through a “bottom-up,” open-ended exploration of Israeli older adults’ own perspectives regarding the experience and potential resources at this life stage | In total (n): 31
Female/male (n): 14/17
Ages (mean): 60–83 (70.8) | Qualitative phenomenological study design individual semistructured interviews grounded theory analysis | 10/10p |
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| Riekkola, J.; Rutberg, S.; Lilja, M. et al. (2019) Sweden | Explore how elderly couples, who are in need of social services in the community, act and reason over time regarding their everyday togetherness | In total (n): 6
Female/male (n): 3/3
Ages (mean): 66–78 (not stated) | Narrative study design narrative interviews and participant observations paradigmatic analysis | 10/10p |
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| Papageorgio, N.; Marquis, R.; Dare, J. (2016) Australia | The research questions this study aimed to answer were: 1. What factors do older people identify as enabling their participation in community-based activities? 2. What factors do older people identify as barriers to their participation in community-based activities? | In total (n): 10
Female/male (n): 9/1
Ages (mean): 64–83 (72) | Constructivist epistemology study design individual interviews thematic analysis | 10/10p |
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| Ojembe, B.U.; Ebe Kalu, M. (2018) Nigeria | To describe the existence of loneliness among older adults in Nigeria, recognize its factors in order to attempt to identify context-dependent solutions to loneliness within this population | In total (n): 12
Female/male (n): 7/5
Ages (mean): 62–88 (73.3) | Descriptive phenomenological study design individual semistructured interviews thematic analysis | 10/10p |
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| Ojembe, B.U.; Ebe Kalu, M. (2019) Nigeria | To explore in detail the experiences of older adults using television, radio, and telephone in reducing loneliness | In total (n): 15
Female/male (n): 9/6
Ages (mean): 60–88 (79.9) | Phenomenological study design individual semistructured interviews thematic analysis | 8/10p |
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| Nyman, A.; Isaksson, G. (2015) Sweden | To explore and describe how the internet was experienced as a tool for togetherness in everyday occupations among older adults | In total (n): 12
Female/male (n): 6/6
Ages (mean): 67–99 (72) | Grounded theory study design focus groups constant comparative analysis | 9/10p |
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| Nyman A.; Josephsson, S.; Isaksson, G. (2014) Sweden | To explore and enhance the understanding of how togetherness in everyday occupations is experienced and discussed among older adults | In total (n): 12
Female/male (n): 6/6
Ages (mean): 67–79 (72) | Grounded theory study design focus groups constant comparative analysis | 9/10p |
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| Nyman, A.; Josephsson, S.; Isaksson, G. (2012) Sweden | To explore how elderly people with depression engage in everyday activities with others, over time, and how this is related to their experience of meaning | In total (n): 5
Female/male (n): 4/1
Ages (mean): 78–85 (not stated) | Narrative study design individual interviews, observations, field notes narrative analysis | 9/10p |
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| Nordin, T.; Rosenberg, l.; Nilsson, I. (2020) Sweden | To explore the perceptions and experiences of community-dwelling older adults with regard to aspects related to social participation in a home care context | In total (n): 7
Female/male (n): 5/2
Ages (mean): 79–95 (87.1) | Qualitative study design individual semistructured interviews thematic analysis | 10/10p |
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| Neville, S.; Russell, J.; Adams, J. et al. (2016) UK | Exploring how those aged 95 years and older living in their own home remain socially connected | In total (n): 10
Female/male (n): 8/2
Ages (mean): 96–100 (98) | Qualitative study design individual semistructured interviews thematic analysis | 9/10p |
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| Narushima, M.; Kawabata, M. (2020) Canada | To explore the experiences of aging in place among older Canadian women with physical limitations who live alone | In total (n): 12
Female/male (n): 12/0
Ages (mean): 65–92 (83.1) | Qualitative study design individual interviews thematic analysis | 9/10p |
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| Morlett-Paredes, A.; Lee, E.E.; Chik, L. et al. (2021) UK | To describe the experience of loneliness and risk factors for it as well as coping mechanisms employed by these individuals to try to prevent or overcome it | In total (n): 30
Female/male (n): 20/10
Ages (mean): 67–93 (81.6) | Grounded theory study design UCLA Loneliness Scale, individual semistructured interviews coding consensus, cooccurrence, and comparative analysis | 9/10p |
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| Löfgren, M.; Larsson, E.; Isaksson, G. et al. (2021) Sweden | To explore and describe older adults’ experiences of maintaining social participation | In total (n): 9
Female/male (n): 6/3
Ages (mean): 69–92 (82.5) | Explorative qualitative study design individual semistructured interviews thematic analysis | 9/10p |
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| Lou, W.Q.V.; Ng, W.J. (2012) China | To investigate resilience factors that help Chinese older adults living alone cope with sense of loneliness | In total (n): 13
Female/male (n): 8/5
Ages (mean): 62–88 (75.5) | Interpretive hermeneutic study design individual semistructured interviews thematic analysis | 10/10p |
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| Kharicha, K.; Manthorpe, J.; Iliffe, S. (2021) UK | Explore how community-dwelling lonely older people in England manage their experiences of loneliness | In total (n): 28
Female/male (n): 18/10
Ages (mean): 65–74 (not stated) | Qualitative study design individual semistructured interviews thematic analysis | 8/10p |
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| Hand, C. (2020) Canada | To explore older Canadian women’s engagement in community occupations as it occurs over the lifespan and in context | In total (n): 3
Female/male (n): 3/0
Ages (mean): 74–84 (not stated) | Ethnographic study design narrative interviews, Go-along interviews, activity tracking, Follow-up interviews transactional lens-oriented analysis | 9/10p |
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| Førsund, L.H.; Kiik, Skovdahl, K. (2016) Norway | To explore and describe how spouses involve themselves in the relationship with their partners with dementia who live in institutional care | In total (n): 15
Female/male (n): 8/7
Ages (mean): 64–90 (78.8) | Constructivist grounded theory study design individual semistructured interviews and field notes, 6 follow-up interviews thematic analysis | 10/10p |
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| Davies, N.; Crowe, M.; Whitehead, L. (2016) New Zealand | To explore widows’ and widowers’ experiences of loneliness and how they managed this | In total (n): 40
Female/male (n): 20/20
Ages (mean): 70–97 (not stated) | Qualitative narrative inquiry study design individual semistructured interviews thematic analysis | 9/10p |
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| Collins, T. (2017) UK | To gain an in-depth understanding of the personal communities of a group of older men experiencing the transition of later life widowhood | In total (n): 7
Female/male (n): 0/7
Ages (mean): 71–89 (81.6) | Study design with the qualitative framework of subtle realism individual semistructured interviews thematic analysis | 8/10p |
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| Ciobanu, R.O.; Fokkema, T. (2020) Switzerland | Enquiring: Which coping strategies and underlying factors protect Romanian migrants in Switzerland from loneliness in later life? | In total (n): 24
Female/male (n): 14/10
Ages (mean): 65–92 (73.3) | Qualitative study design 18 individual and 3 coupled semistructured interviews thematic analysis | 7/10p |
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| Aw, S.; Koh, G.; Ju Oh, Y. et al. (2017) Singapore | To inform and educate health policymakers and workers in a resource-poor society about the determinants of successful aging. What does successful aging mean in Bangladesh? Who faces greater barriers in successful aging? What factors contribute to aging successfully? Do men perceive successful aging differently than women? | In total (n): 109
Female/male (n): (Total not stated)
Ages (mean): (Total not stated) | Structural ethnographic study design photovoice documentation and discussion groups, go-along interviews, community focus groups thematic analysis | 8/10p |
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| Amin, I. (2017) Bangladesh | To inform and educate health policymakers and workers in a resource-poor society about the determinants of successful aging | In total (n): 12
Female/male (n): 5/7
Ages (mean): 60–90 (not stated) | Grounded theory study designs individual semistructured interviews constantly comparing analysis | 5/10p |
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