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Socio-demographic characteristics associated with emotional and social loneliness among older adults.

2021

Abstract Background International studies provide an overview of socio-demographic characteristics associated with loneliness among older adults, but few studies distinguished between emotional and social loneliness. This study examined socio-demographic characteristics associated with emotional and social loneliness. Methods Data of 2251 community-dwelling older adults, included at the baseline measure of the Urban Health Centers Europe (UHCE) project, were analysed. Loneliness was measured with the 6-item De Jong-Gierveld Loneliness Scale. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to evaluate associations between age, sex, living situation, educational level, migration background…

GerontologyMaleEmotional loneliness Social loneliness Population characteristicsSocio demographicsmedicine.medical_treatmentEmotionsLiving situationlcsh:Geriatricsartikel tijdschriftLogistic regressionAffect (psychology)03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineBIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO. Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita.MedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineSocial lonelinessAgedRehabilitation030214 geriatricsHealth professionalsbusiness.industryLonelinessBIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE. Public Health and Health Care.Emotional lonelinessLonelinessPopulation characteristicsSocial loneliness.Europelcsh:RC952-954.6Scale (social sciences)FemaleIndependent LivingGeriatrics and Gerontologymedicine.symptombusinessResearch ArticleBMC geriatrics
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The Association between Loneliness and Health Related Quality of Life (HR-QoL) among Community-Dwelling Older Citizens

2020

Background: This study aimed to assess the association between loneliness and Health-Related Quality of Life (HR-QoL) among community-dwelling older citizens in five European countries. We characterize loneliness broadly from an emotional and social perspective. Methods: This cross-sectional study measured loneliness with the 6-item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale and HR-QoL with the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey. The association between loneliness and HR-QoL was examined using multivariable linear regression models. Results: Data of 2169 citizens of at least 70 years of age and living independently (mean age = 79.6 &plusmn

MaleGerontologyemotional lonelinessSocial perspectiveCroatiaHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisEmotionsPsychological interventionlcsh:MedicineBIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO. Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita. Javno zdravstvo.community-dwelling older citizens ; emotional loneliness ; health related quality of life ; loneliness ; social lonelinessArticle03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineQuality of life (healthcare)030502 gerontologymedicinehealth related quality of lifelonelinessHumansInterpersonal Relations030212 general & internal medicineAssociation (psychology)AgedNetherlandsBIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE. Public Health and Health Care. Public Health.Aged 80 and overHealth related quality of lifeGreeceMultivariable linear regressionlcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthLonelinessMean agecommunity-dwelling older citizensUnited KingdomhumanitiesCross-Sectional StudiesSpainQuality of LifeFemalesocial lonelinessIndependent Livingmedicine.symptom0305 other medical sciencePsychology
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