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Profile of ethnicity, living arrangements and loneliness amongst older adults in Aotearoa New Zealand
— a national cross-sectional study | | Author(s) | Hamish A Jamieson, Helen M Gibson, Rebecca Abey-Nesbit |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 37, no 1, March 2018 |
| Publisher | Wiley, March 2018 |
| Pages | pp 68-73 |
| Source | http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups [elderly] ; Living in the community ; Living patterns ; Loneliness ; New Zealand. |
| Annotation | The aim of this New Zealand based study was to explore the patterns of living arrangements, ethnicity and loneliness amongst older adults aged 65 years and above living at home. National interRAI-HC (International Residential Assessment Instrument-Home Care) assessments conducted between 1 September 2012 and 31 January 2016 were analysed. The analyses focused on the associations between loneliness, ethnic groups and living arrangements. There were 71,859 eligible participants with an average age of 82.7 years, comprising Maori (5%), Pasifika (3%), Asian (2%) and European/Other (89%) ethnic identification. Most stated that they were not lonely (79%), but those living alone were more likely to be lonely (29%) than those living with others (14%). Amongst those living alone, significant differences in the likelihood of being lonely emerged between ethnic groups. Ethnic identification and living arrangements were significantly associated with the likelihood of loneliness for those having an interRAI-HC assessment. Efforts to reduce the negative impacts of loneliness need a nuanced approach. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180406214 A |
| Classmark | F:TK: K4: K7: DV: 7YN |
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