Loneliness in nursing homes: A qualitative meta‐synthesis of older people's experiences

D Zhang, Q Lu, L Li, X Wang, H Yan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Older people in the nursing home environment are much less mobile and
capable of taking care of themselves as they age, and most of them face the plight of …

Prevalence of loneliness, anxiety, and depression among older people living in long-term care: a review

SMS Elias - International Journal of Care Scholars, 2018 - journals.iium.edu.my
Objective: The aim of this paper was to review prevalence rates of loneliness, anxiety, and
depression among older people living in long-term care settings such as residential aged …

Older residents' perceptions of loneliness in long‐term care facilities: A qualitative study

PH Huang, SY Wang, SH Hu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Loneliness is a negative emotional feeling often experienced by older residents in long‐term
care facilities (LTCFs). Previous studies have shown that loneliness is related to depression …

Coping with loneliness in southern Myanmar

SC Akhter-Khan, J Drewelies, KM Wai - Asian Anthropology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Little is known about the experience of older adults' loneliness in Southeast Asia. Situated in
southern Myanmar, this study uses ethnographic interviews to shed light on coping …

The influence of disease status on loneliness of the elderly: evidence from rural China

J Song, H Wu, H Lan, D Xu, W Wang - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
At present, the dual pressure of rural labor outflow and population aging in China makes the
problems of the rural elderly population increasingly prominent, and its health problem is …

The effectiveness of spiritual reminiscence therapy for older people with loneliness, anxiety and depression in Malaysia

SM Syed Elias, C Neville, T Scott… - Journal of Religion …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The present study aimed to determine if an SRT program is effective in reducing loneliness,
anxiety and depression for older people living in a residential aged care facility in Malaysia …

Spiritual reminiscence therapy for older people with loneliness, anxiety and depression living in a residential aged care facility, Malaysia: A qualitative approach

SM Syed Elias, A Petriwskyj, T Scott… - … journal on ageing, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To explore how older people with loneliness, anxiety and depression experience
a spiritual reminiscence therapy (SRT) program and to explore its acceptability within the …

[HTML][HTML] Loneliness experience among cognitively-intact elderly nursing home residents in Singapore–an exploratory mixed methods study

SY Chew - Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Loneliness is associated with poorer cognitive functions, lower quality of life,
with increased mortality and healthcare utilization. Despite an estimated 2-5% of elderly …

Experiences with dignity among older people confined to beds living in a nursing home: A qualitative descriptive study

Z Fekonja, S Kmetec, M Lorber, J Lavrač… - Journal of nursing …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this study is to explore the concept of dignity from the experience of older
people with limited mobility and confined to beds while living in a nursing home …

Land, history and people: older people's stories about meaningful activities and social relations in later life

H Eggebø, MC Munkejord, W Schönfelder - Journal of Population Ageing, 2020 - Springer
Social and humanistic gerontology have challenged the narratives of pessimism and decline
embedded in bio-medical models of aging and care. One stream of criticism comes from …