Loneliness in older people linked to increased ‘wish to die’ risk, study finds Social activities and networks, including attending religious services, may protect people against loneliness and depression, according to researchers at TCD Expand Regular attendance at religious services ...
This article aims to provide an overview on loneliness in older people, with an emphasis on how insights from this body of literature can significantly contribute to the enhancement of care provided by community nurses. This review aims to provide a nuanced understanding of the factors contributing...
The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening loneliness for many older people through the challenges it poses in engaging with their social worlds. Digital technology has been offered as a potential aid, however, many popular digital tools have not been designed to address the needs of older adults during...
In-person contact helps lead to lower levels of loneliness in older people, but other ways of staying in touch, such as phoning, emailing or texting, are not as effective in lowering loneliness, a team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan have ...
which could have been tiresome for older people. Also, there was a little control of variables in the methods. Future research should focus on optimization of the pool of variables that would be appropriate to enter the predictive model and on searching for comprehensive analytical methods that ca...
Reducing social isolation and loneliness in older people: a systematic review protocol. BMJ open. 2017;7(5):e013778. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013778. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Grenade L, Boldy D. Social isolation and loneliness among older people: issues ...
Experiences of loneliness and social isolation can lead to increased health care use among older adults, according to new research from the University of Georgia College of Public Health. The study, published online in theAmerican Journal of Public Health, found that the frequency of physician visit...
Older people who report loneliness have increased risk of mortality and functional decline 喜欢 0 阅读量: 32 作者:Theeke,A L.摘要: The author discusses a study "Loneliness in older persons: a predictor of functional decline and death" by Perissinotto CM and colleagues. She mentions that this...
1,400 older people, examined the impact of social distancing during the pandemic on social activity, loneliness and wellbeing. The majority of survey participants reported that social distancing has made them experience more loneliness, social contact with fewer people, and less social contact overall...
This study used a daily diary method to illustrate how loneliness and quality of life co-occur in the day-to-day lives of people living with SCD. Method Seventy-nine adults living with SCD (63 women; mean age = 31.76 years) completed daily electronic surveys comprised of a brief ...