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Tackling loneliness in older age
— why we need action by all ages | | Author(s) | Laura Ferguson |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, vol 13, no 4, December 2012 |
| Publisher | Emerald, December 2012 |
| Pages | pp 264-269 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/journals |
| Keywords | Loneliness ; Health [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Literature reviews ; United Kingdom ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This paper presents and discusses a range of evidence from across the UK and further afield that supports the view that preventing loneliness through action by all ages will ultimately improve older people's health and well-being. Furthermore, an asset-based, cross-agency movement to creating and maintaining connections in older age could deliver savings to both health and social care in the long term. The paper is a collation of academic research, along with more informal evidence from voluntary sector groups to support an approach to policy and practice that tackles loneliness in older age. Drawing on evidence from UK and US research that states the health impact of loneliness, a view of the multi-layered action required shows that local health bodies, charities and groups - as well as neighbours and businesses - have crucial parts to play to stop the pernicious hold of loneliness in older age. The arguments put forward draw on research undertaken by academic authors; but their collation to present a view on how to address the impact of loneliness on health is a relatively recent one. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121221239 A |
| Classmark | DV: CC: F:59: 64A: 8: 7T |
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