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...
Loneliness theory and the legacy impacts of the pandemic for older people Digital approaches for addressing loneliness Conclusion, future research and design guidelines Conclusion Declaration of competing interest Acknowledgements ReferencesShow full outline Cited by (33) Figures (1) Tables (1) Table 1...
Past research has consistently found that aging lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals (LGBs) are more apt to suffer from loneliness than their heterosexual counterparts. Data from the 2002 Gay Autumn survey ( N =122) were used to find out whether minority stress relates to higher levels of lonelin...
" Kang said. "If older adults feel lonely, they should take action early to prevent chronic loneliness. For example, they could reach out to a friend or neighbor or even just make small talk with people they encounter that day."
While issues of loneliness and social isolation can often be overlooked by health and social service professionals, the COVID-19 pandemic has focused increased attention on social isolation and loneliness for all ages, particularly older adults as the most vulnerable, at-risk segment of the ...
More than two decades of research has consistently indicated that feelings of loneliness among older people are more common in southern Europe than in its northern parts, with the lowest rates in Denmark and Sweden. Our analyses based on analysis of 2004–2006 data from 8,787 individuals aged ...
Loneliness was found to be associated with age, marital status, education level, sources of income, health status, and physical limitations. Among older people, feelings of loneliness were inversely related with coresidence with adult children and participation in religious activities. Sociodemographic ...
People often think older people are lonely. Maybe their partner has passed away and they live alone,and their age means they can't get around like they used to.Researches have shown loneliness is bad for our health. Though we think older people are more lonely,this might not actually be ...
Reducing loneliness amongst older people: A systematic search and narrative review. Aging and Mental Health 2014; 18: 683-693.Hagan, Robert, Roger Manktelow, Brian J. Taylor, and John Mallett. "Reducing Loneliness amongst Older People: A Systematic Search and Narrative Review." Aging and Mental...
The model gives an explanation that loneliness results from the narrow scope of social networks and lower frequency of communication [19]. At present, little was known about social support (the aid, affect, or affirmation people exchange) or specific factors that might predict the support an ...