Li, Xiying Zhang, Xingyu Liu, Jing Cao, Yuxiang Pi, Zhongling Peng, Huamao
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PsyCh journal
Filial piety in traditional Chinese culture is an essential variable in explaining intergenerational interaction. However, previous studies have not clarified whether older adults' filial responsibility expectations matched children's filial support and the effects of the filial discrepancy on their life satisfaction and loneliness. The latent prof...
Smith, Matthew Lee Barrett, Matthew E.
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Frontiers in Public Health
Background Social interactions are essential to social connectedness among older adults. While many scales have been developed to measure various aspects of social connectedness, most are narrow in scope, which may not be optimally encompassing, practical, or relevant for use with older adults across clinical and community settings. Efforts are nee...
Dahlberg, Lena von Saenger, Isabelle Naseer, Mahwish Lennartsson, Carin Agahi, Neda
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Frontiers in Public Health
Introduction Loneliness and social isolation are public health concerns. This study aimed to examine levels and trends in loneliness and social isolation among older adults (77+ years) in Sweden, assess subgroup variations, and determine associations between loneliness and social isolation. Methods The 1992, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2014 and 2021 waves of...
Corsini, Nadia Dorman, Fiona Scott, Jodie Wright, Amanda Turnbull, Deborah Williams, Carmel Bates, Deborah Reading, Bernadette Everuss, Hayley Peng, Fanke
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Frontiers in Public Health
This paper describes how a team of researchers, policy stakeholders and community members came together to co-create prevention-oriented and community-informed solutions to address loneliness in women—The Loneliness Project. Our aim is to encourage community partnerships and collective effort to address public health approaches to loneliness by dev...
Esslinger, Adelheid Susanne Meier, Florian
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Public Health Forum
Ältere Menschen in ländlichen Räumen können durch technische Assistenzsysteme und Nutzung der Digitalisierung an Lebensqualität gewinnen und soziale Teilhabe erfahren. Dies setzt aber voraus, dass sie digitale Insider sind. In einer Studie konnten die Autor:innen feststellen, dass insbesondere Menschen, die alleine leben, weniger Chancen zur digita...
Sadarangani, Tina Fernandez Cajavilca, Moroni Qi, Xiang Zagorski, William
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Frontiers in Public Health
Loneliness and social isolation affect more than 1 in 4 community-dwelling older adults in the United States, who may also require long-term care support. Despite being seen as a solution to the long-term care crisis, most older adults prefer to age in place rather than using skilled nursing facilities. However, in-home care is unsustainable due to...
Smith, Matthew Lee Han, Gang
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Frontiers in Public Health
Introduction Falls are associated with activity limitations and injuries among older adults. An estimated 25% of older adults fall each year, and over 40% of older adults report they are lonely. Small group, evidence-based fall prevention programs are widely available in the United States and may be a strategy to improve social connectedness within...
Kneuer, Margaret A Green, Jeffrey D Cairo, Athena H
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The Journal of social psychology
Nostalgia evoked through various experiences (e.g., scents, music) has been shown to enhance emotional well-being and reduce social pain. We propose that reading a familiar book similarly can elicit nostalgia, and provide emotional benefits through narrative transportation beyond that of reading a new book. We tested the relationship between readin...
Abey-Nesbit, Rebecca Bergler, Hans Ulrich Keeling, Sally Gillon, Deb Bullmore, Irihapeti Schluter, Philip J Jamieson, Hamish
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Australasian journal on ageing
To identify changes in loneliness and carer stress between two time points for older people of different ethnicities who had repeated interRAI home care assessments. Participants consisted of community-dwelling older adults across New Zealand who received two interRAI-HC assessments between 5 July 2012 and 31 December 2019. Two multistate models we...
Çamlıca, Tuğçe Koç, Zeliha
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Omega
This cross-sectional and correlational study was performed in order to determine the relationships between the perceived loneliness and social support levels of Turkish oncology patients, as well as their quality of life and symptom management. A total of 370 oncology inpatients participated in this study. Data were collected using, the FACT-G Qual...
