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| Addressing loneliness in later life | | Author(s) | Simone Pettigrew, Michael Roberts |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 12, no 3, May 2008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, May 2008 |
| Pages | pp 302-309 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Loneliness ; Depression ; Activities of older people ; Social interaction ; Isolation ; Social surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | This is one of seven articles in this issue of Aging & Mental Health on the theme "Promoting mental health in later life". Social and solitary pastimes with the potential to ameliorate older people's experiences of loneliness were investigated with the purpose of informing future interventions designed to reduce the negative consequences of social isolation. Several pastimes were described by 19 Australian interviewees as instrumental in determining whether the increasing social isolation they experience in older age are results of feelings of emotional isolation and thus of loneliness. Specific behaviours that were found to ameliorate loneliness included using friends and family as an emotional resource, engaging in eating and drinking rituals as a means of maintaining social contacts, and spending time constructively by reading and gardening. Specific recommendations are provided for interventions designed to prevent and treat loneliness in older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081124203 A |
| Classmark | DV: ENR: G: TMA: TP: 3F: 7YA |
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