The well-being of older adults in general, and their loneliness in particular, are important
themes in recent discussions in the Western world. The social integration and participation …

The focus in this paper is on the social domain of quality of life, and more particularly
loneliness. The empirical literature on older adult loneliness is reviewed, thereby …

Purpose of the research (a) To identify the degree of much loneliness reported in the
Portuguese population over 50 years of age and (b) test whether loneliness can be …

Objective: This study aims to elucidate experiences of loneliness among the very old, who
live alone. Method: Twenty-three women and seven men, aged 85–103 years, were …

Loneliness may be regarded as a 'geriatric giant', leading to impaired quality of life, greater
need for institutional care and increased mortality. For the past 30 years, a growing number …

Abstract Concepts of loneliness can be traced as far back as Aristotle, who proposed a
model based on the reverse of loneliness, namely the ideal or idealized friendship. The …

The goal of this research is to test whether often observed correlates of loneliness in older
age are related to onset of loneliness longitudinally. Despite the increasing number of …

Background The intense focus on major psychiatric disorders in both contemporary
psychiatric research and clinical practice has resulted in the relative neglect of less …

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 …

IntroductionThe context for the review of loneliness and social isolation in later life is that of
'successful aging'and 'quality of life'. The term 'quality of life 'includes a broad range of areas …