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Community approaches to loneliness in older people
Author(s)Rhian Hughes, Charlie Jones, Rosslyn Offord
Journal titleFaculty of the Psychology of Older People (FPOP) Newsletter, no 129, January 2015
PublisherBritish Psychological Society, January 2015
Pagespp 48-53
Sourcewww.bps.org.uk
KeywordsLoneliness ; Preventative medicine ; Projects ; Literature reviews.
AnnotationIn this literature review, the authors bring together resources to guide psychologists in supporting lonely older people to have an improved quality of life. They cover the effects of loneliness, and consider a range of community-based interventions such as Men's Sheds, age-friendly cities, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) Neighbourhood Approaches to Loneliness (NAL), Generations Together Cymru in Wales, and Shared Lives. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-150807217 A
ClassmarkDV: LK2: 3E: 64A

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