Loneliness Among Older Veterans in the United States: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

Kuwert, Philipp; Knaevelsrud, Christine; Pietrzak, Robert H.

doi:10.1016/j.jagp.2013.02.013

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“…There is no clear relationship between loneliness and increasing age. 4 The present study showed that age was significantly negatively associated with loneliness among empty nest older adults, in contrast to previous works, 19,40 whereas that was not observed in non-empty nesters. In Table 1, we found that there was no obvious difference in loneliness between age groups in the empty nest group (P = 0.952) or non-empty nest group (P = 0.467).…”

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Disparities in prevalence and risk indicators of loneliness between rural empty nest and non‐empty nest older adults in Chizhou, China

Cheng

Jin

Sun

et al. 2014

Geriatrics Gerontology Int

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Disparities in prevalence and risk indicators of loneliness between rural empty nest and non‐empty nest older adults in Chizhou, China

Cheng

Jin

Sun

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Geriatrics Gerontology Int

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“…Humans have a strong need to belong, and people often feel distressed when they do not have their desired social relationships (33-35). Results from the present research suggest that perceiving a hostile society is associated with pervasive feelings of loneliness.…”

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Perceived Discrimination and Physical, Cognitive, and Emotional Health in Older Adulthood

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Stéphan

Carretta

et al. 2015

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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Objective To examine whether perceived discrimination based on multiple personal characteristics is associated with physical, emotional, and cognitive health concurrently, prospectively, and with change in health over time among older adults. Design : Longitudinal Setting Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Participants Participants (N=7,622) who completed the Leave-Behind Questionnaire as part of the 2006 HRS assessment (mean age 67); participants (n=6,450) completed the same health measures again in 2010. Measurements Participants rated their everyday experience with discrimination and attributed those experiences to eight personal characteristics: race, ancestry, sex, age, weight, physical disability, appearance, and/or sexual orientation. At both the 2006 and 2010 assessments, participants completed measures of physical health (subjective health, disease burden), emotional health (life satisfaction, loneliness), and cognitive health (memory, mental status). Results Discrimination based on age, weight, physical disability, and appearance was associated with poor subjective health, greater disease burden, lower life satisfaction and greater loneliness at both assessments and with declines in health across the four years. Discrimination based on race, ancestry, sex, and sexual orientation was associated with greater loneliness at both time points, but not with change over time. Discrimination was mostly unrelated to cognitive health. Conclusions The detrimental effect of discrimination on physical and emotional health is not limited to young adulthood but continues to contribute to health and well-being in old age. These effects were driven primarily by discrimination based on personal characteristics that change over time (e.g., age, weight) rather than discrimination based on more stable characteristics (e.g., race, sex).

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“…All participants provided informed consent and the study was approved by the local institutional review board. The NHRVS has been widely used to examine the mental and physical health of US veterans [25-27]. …”

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Older Age Associated with Mental Health Resiliency in Sexual Minority US Veterans

Monin

Mota

Levy

et al. 2017

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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Objectives Objectives were to: (a) identify the mental health needs of older and younger sexual minority and heterosexual US veterans and (b) examine whether sexual minority status confers vulnerability or resiliency in older adulthood. Support and trauma exposure were examined as potential mechanisms for age by sexual orientation differences. Method Participants were a nationally representative sample of 3,095 US veterans (ages 21 to 96 years). Measures included demographics, military characteristics, sexual orientation (lesbian, gay, or bisexual; LGB), social support, trauma, and mental health indicators (lifetime and present depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); lifetime anxiety and suicidal ideation). Results Younger LGB veterans were most likely to report lifetime depression and/or PTSD and current depression compared to older LGB and younger and older heterosexual veterans. Older LGB veterans had low levels of mental health problems, but they reported the smallest social support networks. Conclusion Older and younger LGB veterans have different mental health challenges. Younger LGB veterans are more vulnerable to mental health problems than their older LGB peers. Older LGB veterans are resilient, but they may be at greater risk of social isolation than their younger LGB peers.

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Loneliness Among Older Veterans in the United States: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

Cited by 118 publications

References 13 publications

Disparities in prevalence and risk indicators of loneliness between rural empty nest and non‐empty nest older adults in Chizhou, China

Disparities in prevalence and risk indicators of loneliness between rural empty nest and non‐empty nest older adults in Chizhou, China

Perceived Discrimination and Physical, Cognitive, and Emotional Health in Older Adulthood

Older Age Associated with Mental Health Resiliency in Sexual Minority US Veterans

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