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Loneliness amongst older people
— findings from a survey in Coventry, UK | | Author(s) | John Woolham, Guy Daly, Elizabeth Hughes |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, vol 14 no 3, 2013 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2013 |
| Pages | pp 192-204 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/qaoa.htm |
| Keywords | Loneliness ; Isolation ; Well being ; Social surveys ; Quantitative studies ; Coventry. |
| Annotation | The authors investigated factors associated with loneliness amongst people aged 55 and over living in the West Midlands city of Coventry. They conducted a quantitative community survey of residents, involving postal and online of questionnaires to local community resources used by older people, with "ballot boxes" to collect completed questionnaires in these locations. Using multivariate regression analysis, the study found that living alone, not enjoying life, needing help with personal care, and not being in touch with people as often as liked all predicted loneliness. Funded by Coventry City Council, the survey was commissioned by a range of local statutory and voluntary sector providers and had a wider focus than loneliness. Some evidence of under-representation of males, minority ethnic groups and possibly people from lower socio-economic groups is reported. Further qualitative research is needed to better understand the consequences and causes of loneliness. The study identified factors associated with loneliness that could be used to identify people who may be lonely in general or, for example, NHS or social care service populations. Loneliness is slowly becoming more recognised as a social problem in its own right, and is a contributory factor in poor health and well-being. This paper explores a the relationship between lonely and "not lonely" people and a range of factors clustered within four thematic areas: demographic background, reported health and well-being, access to personal resources, and survey participants' use of community resources. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170526238 A |
| Classmark | DV: TP: D:F:5HH: 3F: 3DQ: 87G |
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