Background. Social isolation has become a serious public health issue. However, most
previous studies examine the relationship between social isolation and a single outcome …

Loneliness is everybody's business. Neither a pathology nor a rare affliction, it is part of the
human condition. Severe and chronic loneliness, however, is a threat to individual and …

Abstract Background and Objectives Mobile phone use is increasing among older adults, yet
few studies have examined how the various purposes for which mobile phones are used …

As more and more older persons in Japan are living in one-person-households, the number
of unaccompanied and undetected deaths has risen as well. These so-called “lonely …

Background: Loneliness among older adults is a public health concern worldwide. Using
motivational theory for life-span development, this study examined associations between …

In contrast to media images of lonely deaths, stereotypes of Japanese calm acceptance of
dying, and the “naturalness” of dependency in old age or illness, this paper explores the …

본 연구는 지방정부의 조례와 국가의 법률의 확산 현상이 제도화의 과정이라고 보는 관점에서
고독사 예방에 관한 조례와 법률의 역확산에 대한 분석을 목적으로 한다. 현대 사회에서 …

ABSTRACT I argue in this thesis that we can understand the various ways in which
community is ontologized as a tangible, affective and compelling social reality through the …

Nach japanischem Recht wird zwischen natürlichen und unnatürlichen Sterbefällen
unterschieden. Natürliche Tode werden von einem Arzt bescheinigt, während unnatürliche …