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| The diversity of befriending by, and of, older people | | Author(s) | Jo Moriarty, Jill Manthorpe |
| Journal title | Working with Older People, vol 21, no 2, 2017 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2017 |
| Pages | pp 63-71 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/wwop |
| Keywords | Visiting ; Personal relationships ; Friends ; Loneliness ; Usage [services] ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | There is increasing interest in befriending services that aim to combat loneliness among older people. This paper uses the Equality Act 2010 as a framework for a literature review to considering why older people might need these services, and why some groups are over- or under-represented among service users. Databases, websites and other resources were searched systematically for material on befriending. The final review consisted of 80 items, ranging from research articles, reports, and toolkits. Individual face-to-face befriending has been the mainstay of the type of befriending support for older people. The increasing diversity of the older population and reductions in funding have led to adaptations of this model for different groups living in different circumstances. Given the limited resources and time available to conduct the review, it is possible that some relevant material was not identified. Practitioners working with older people need to know about befriending schemes available in their area, and to consider reasons why some groups of older people might be reluctant to use them or require specialist schemes. Existing research on befriending rarely reports the demographic characteristics of those using the service in detail, or considers why some groups of older people might have greater needs for befriending services or be reluctant to use them. The Equality Act 2010 provides a structured framework for considering diversity in access to, and use of, services. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170609207 A |
| Classmark | NP: DS;SX: DV: QLD: 64A |
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