Objectives This study sought to examine demographic, health, and psychosocial correlates
of loneliness in Czech older adults using Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in …

Purpose Previous research has suggested that individuals are mostly prone to loneliness in
their later years of life because of exposure to several risk factors typical of old age. The …

Background While previous studies have examined the determinants of loneliness (i) using
a longitudinal approach and (ii) using data from nationally representative samples, only few …

Background International studies provide an overview of socio-demographic characteristics
associated with loneliness among older adults, but few studies distinguished between …

Background Recognition of loneliness as a health concern among adults stresses the need
to understand the factors associated with loneliness. Research into factors of influence in the …

The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence and self-reported causes of loneliness
among Finnish older population. The data were collected with a postal questionnaire from a …

More than two decades of research has consistently indicated that feelings of loneliness
among older people are more common in southern Europe than in its northern parts, with …

Objective: This study aims to investigate the influence of socio-demographic, health, and
municipal characteristics on trends in loneliness among community-dwelling elderly people …

To live with feelings of loneliness has negative implications for quality of life, health and
survival. This study aimed to examine changes in loneliness among older people, both with …

Aims: This study examined the prevalence of loneliness among the oldest old within a 10-
year period and studied the influence of various sociodemographic, social and health …