Health effects of loneliness and social isolation in older adults living in congregate long term care settings: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence

KL Lapane, E Lim, E McPhillips, A Barooah… - Archives of Gerontology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background: Mounting evidence of loneliness and negative health impacts has placed
loneliness among the “geriatric giants” in need of intervention by the healthcare system …

Social connection and physical health outcomes among long-term care home residents: a scoping review

K Lem, KS McGilton, K Aelick, A Iaboni, J Babineau… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Social connection is recognized as an important determinant of health and well-
being. The negative health impacts of poor social connection have been reported in …

[HTML][HTML] Social connection is essential in long-term care homes: considerations during COVID-19 and beyond

J Bethell, HM O'Rourke, H Eagleson… - Canadian Geriatrics …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
COVID-19 has had a profound impact on long-term care (LTC) homes in Canada. But the
measures put in place to control infection within LTC homes have also had devastating …

Incidence and risk factors of depressive symptoms in 4 years of follow-up among mid-aged and elderly community-dwelling Chinese adults: findings from the China …

Y Wen, C Liu, J Liao, Y Yin, D Wu - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence of depressive symptoms,
and determine if baseline risk factors conferred a risk for incident depressive symptoms in …

Gender differences in disease, function, and behavioral symptoms in residents with dementia

B Resnick, E Galik, R McPherson… - Western journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to consider gender differences in depressive symptoms,
agitation, resistiveness to care, physical function, and use of psychotropic medications in …

Assessing social connection for long‐term care home residents: Systematic review using COnsensus‐based Standards for the selection of health Measurement …

N Dewan, A Sommerlad, H Chapman… - … Research & Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Social connection is important for long‐term care (LTC) residents' quality of life and care.
However, there is a lack of consensus on how to measure it and this limits ability to find what …

Impacto del nivel de actividad física y estado civilen la vulnerabilidad de la salud psicofísica en personas mayores de 60 años: mayor atención sociosanitaria

MA Parra-Rizo, G Sanchís-Soler - Cuadernos de Psicología del …, 2023 - revistas.um.es
Antecedentes. Actualmente se desconocen con exactitud las repercusiones de vivir solo/a
en personas mayores sanas sobre el nivel de actividad física (AF) practicada, relaciones …

Analysis of the health profiles and prevalence of falls for patients over 65 years of age in a thermal environment

PL Bernard, N Raffort, B Aliaga, L Gamon… - Aging clinical and …, 2020 - Springer
Background A falls prevention programme has been initiated in balneotherapy at Balaruc-
les-Bains. Aims To determine the health profiles of subjects who are at risk of falls, over 65 …

Satisfactions on Self-Perceived Health of Urban Residents in Chengdu, China: Gender, Age and the Built Environment

Z Cai, CH Guan, A Trinh, B Zhang, Z Chen… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Self-perceived health is an important factor for assessing urban residents' satisfaction and
quality of life. However, few have comprehensively investigated the impact of demographics …

Physical activity and physical function in older adults living in a retirement community: a cross-sectional analysis focusing on self-rated health

E Sebastião, S Henert… - American Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Perceived health is a widely used proxy for measuring individuals' health status across
different populations, including older adults. This measure is commonly reported as a …