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Social Support and Sense of Loneliness in Solitary Older Adults

verfasst von : Xue Bai, Shuyan Yang, Fu Lee Wang, Martin Knapp

Erschienen in: Emerging Technologies for Education

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Older people are vulnerable to loneliness and isolation. Solitary seniors are more likely to suffer the feelings of loneliness with inadequate social networks. Based on a face-to-face questionnaire survey with 151 community-dwelling solitary seniors, the present study examined the associations between social support and the sense of loneliness among solitary older adults in Hong Kong. The results showed that poor mental health status, financial inadequacy and weak social support networks were significantly associated with the sense of loneliness of solitary older adults, with social support being the most prominent risk factor. Frequent contacts with siblings, relatives or friends were found to be important sources of social support to combat loneliness. Policy and service implications are discussed.

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Titel: Social Support and Sense of Loneliness in Solitary Older Adults
verfasst von: Xue Bai
Shuyan Yang
Fu Lee Wang
Martin Knapp
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Emerging Technologies for Education
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-52835-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-52836-6

Copyright-Jahr: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52836-6_34

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