Older Immigrants Are More Likely Than Older Nonimmigrants to Experience Loneliness

S Zemba, J Wilmoth - 2022 - surface.syr.edu
Loneliness in older adults is a growing US population health problem, especially among
immigrants This research brief explores the impact of age at immigration on loneliness and …

Sources and directions of social support and life satisfaction among solitary Chinese older adults in Hong Kong: the mediating role of sense of loneliness

X Bai, S Yang, M Knapp - Clinical interventions in aging, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Based on survey data collected from 151 community-dwelling solitary Chinese older adults
in Hong Kong, the present study used path analysis to examine the mediating role of sense …

Gender differences in correlates of loneliness among community-dwelling older Koreans

YB Kim, SH Lee - International journal of environmental research and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Despite a relatively large number of studies exploring late-life loneliness, few
studies have compared gender differences in the correlates of loneliness of older adults …

Interventions to reduce loneliness among Chinese older adults: A network meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials and quasi‐experimental studies

J Li, X Zhou, Q Wang - Applied Psychology: Health and Well …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This meta‐analytic study investigates the effectiveness of different interventions in alleviating
loneliness among Chinese older adults aged 50 years and above. We searched eight …

Diversity of strong and weak ties and loneliness in older adults

J Lam, C Broccatelli, J Baxter - Journal of Aging Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines the relationship between characteristics of older adults' networks and
loneliness. Drawing on a mixed-methods study with primary data from 165 surveys and a …

Impact of Social Support Networks on Loneliness among the Older Persons in Myanmar

KM Wai - 2015 - cuir.car.chula.ac.th
With the increasing life expectancy throughout the world, loneliness in old age is becoming
an area of great concern. This study aims at evaluating the prevalence of loneliness and …

Loneliness and social support of older people living alone in a county of S hanghai, C hina

Y Chen, A Hicks, AE While - Health & social care in the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
China has an ageing population with the number of older people living alone increasing.
Living alone may increase the risk of loneliness of older people, especially for those in C …

Loneliness and Expanding Social Ties in Later Life: Motivation, Perceived Success, and Implications for Emotional Health

KS Rook, D Oleskiewicz, CJ Brown… - The Journals of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objective Social networks undergo changes in later life, reflecting proactive decreases as
well as increases in size, but relatively little is known about the factors that motivate older …

Loneliness in Relation to Social Factors and Self-Reported Health Among Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

A Axén, E Taube… - Journal of Primary …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Loneliness is described as a public health problem and can be both a
consequence of aging and a cause of ill health. Lonely older adults tend to have difficulties …

Determinants of loneliness in older immigrants: A scoping review

S Guruge, S Sidani - International Health Trends and …, 2023 - journals.library.torontomu.ca
Introduction: Older immigrants face several factors that increase their feeling of loneliness.
Identifying determinants of loneliness is essential for designing relevant interventions that …