Loneliness and nursing home admission among rural older adults.

Russell, Daniel W.; Cutrona, Carolyn E.; Mora, Arlene de la; Wallace, Robert B.

doi:10.1037/0882-7974.12.4.574

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“…Cognitive decline among older people may be a cause of loneliness (Russell et al, 1997). However, this causative relation~hip may be complex.…”

Section: Loneliness and Psychological Morbiditymentioning

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“…Loneliness has been identified as a predictor of emergency department use among older people, independent of chronic illness (Geller et al, 1999). Among a sample of approximately 3,000 older rural Americans, Russell et al (1997) demonstrated a positive correlation between loneliness and admission to a nursing home over a four-year time period. Higher levels of loneliness were found to increase the likelihood of nursing home admission and to decrease the time until nursing home admission, and nursing home placement appeared to be a strategy to gain social contact with others (Russell et al, 1997).…”

Section: Quality Of Life and Functional Abilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Aside from the objective circumstance of social isolation, the related subjective experience of loneliness is associ?ted with patho-physiological and psychological morbidity and with mortality, and several researchers have identified that there is a relationship between loneliness and health status (Forbes, 1996;Holmen and Furukawa, 2002), including both mental and physical health (Russell et a/., 1997). Thus, perceived loneliness can mediate--perceived physical health, ie may also be 'implicated -in-alteredhealth, and both loneliness and social isolation can be associated with mortality and with patho-physiological and psychological morbidity.…”

Section: Health and Well Ness Morbidity And Mortalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Health status can be both a predictor and a consequence of loneliness, and loneliness may act as a precipitant of declines in mental and physical health (Russell et al, 1997 (Geller et al, 1999). Greater loneliness and low levels of both emotional support and companionship were found to be associated with an increased probability of having a coronary condition (Sorkin et al, 2002).…”

Section: Loneliness Morbidity and Mortalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older Irish People

Treacy¹,

Butler²,

Byrne³

et al. 2004

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The Council Is pleased that the results of this research dispel an enduring stereotype of old age by demonstrating that the majority of a representative sample of older people is not socially isolated or lonely. Furthermore, the findings demonstrate the importance of being able to adapt to transition times in older age and the necessity for economic, social and personal resources to facilitate this adaptation and to promote 'successful ageing'. Finally, the results highlight how critical it is for older people to be able to 'get out of the house' and the Council urges that the recommendations that it has made in this regard be acted on in the short-term in order to ensure that older people do not become socially excluded in their third and fourth ages.On behalf of the Council, I would like to thank the older people and service planners and providers who took part in this research. I would like to thank sincerely the Appreciation is also extended to the officers of the two health boards that granted access and to the individuals within the health boards who identified potential participants for inclusion in the study.To all the stakeholders (planners and providers) who participated in focus group interviews a special thank you is extended for their valuable contribution.We would like to thank Dr Clare Wenger, University of Wales for permission to use the Network Assessment Instrument used in this study. We are also grateful for the information and support given to the research team on the use of the instrument throughout the study.We would also like to acknowledge the help and advice given by Dr Enrico DiTommaso, University of New Brunswick. We are also grateful for Dr DiTommaso's permission to use the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults.Finally the research team wishes to thank the many administrative staff who made an essential contribution to the completion of this study. Special appreciation is extended to Tara Cryan, Tina Saul and Rosemary Gordon for their professional skill and support. References 205Appendices 211 Terms of Reference 229Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older Irish People List of Tables Table 2.1: Cronbach's alpha (confidence intervals) and intercorrelations of the three SELSA·S subscales for the overall sample Table 2.2 Network types (Wenger, 1994) . pedple's Qwn-perspectives in addition t-o th'ose of planners and providers of services for.-":qlder pepple) that may be of assistance in preventing or alleviating loneliness and social living in either rented accommodation or with relatives, poor self-rated health and lack of transport) and life events/transition times were identified by the respondents as being related to the onset of loneliness and social isolation amorlQ older Irish people. Identifying Those at Risk of Loneliness and Social IsolationIn • Social ResourcesA meaningful social network and sociai interaction appear to be the strongest supports against loneliness and social isolation (Holmen and Furukawa, 2002). This was confirmed by this report which n...

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“…Cognitive decline among older people may be a cause of loneliness (Russell et al, 1997). However, this causative relation~hip may be complex.…”

Section: Loneliness and Psychological Morbiditymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Quality Of Life and Functional Abilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Health and Well Ness Morbidity And Mortalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Loneliness Morbidity and Mortalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…1 Despite its recognised impact on wellbeing, morbidity and mortality, [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] standard medical textbooks in contrast to the arts and literature 12 pay little attention to it. This paper draws on my experience of Samuel Beckett's play Krapp's last tape to identify an aspect of isolation related to the passage of time.…”

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Isolation in time: a cause of suffering in the elderly. Lessons from Krapp's last tape

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Loneliness in Older Persons

Perissinotto

Cenzer²,

Covinsky³

2012

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Background Loneliness is a common source of distress, suffering, and impaired quality of life in older persons. We examined the relationship between loneliness, functional decline and death in adults over age 60 in the United States. Methods This is a longitudinal cohort study of 1604 participants in the psychosocial module of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a nationally representative study of older persons. Baseline assessment was in 2002 and follow-up occurred every two years until 2008. Subjects were asked if they feel 1) Left Out 2) Isolated or 3) Lack Companionship. Subjects were categorized as not lonely if they responded hardly ever to all three questions and lonely if they responded some of the time or often to any of the three questions. The primary outcomes were time to death over 6 years, and functional decline over 6 years on 4 measures: difficulty on an increased number of activities of daily living (ADL), difficulty in an increased number of upper extremity tasks, decline in mobility, or increased difficulty in stair climbing. Multivariate analyses adjusted for demographic variables, socioeconomic status, living situation, depression, and various medical conditions. Results The mean age of subjects was 71 years, 59% were women, 81% White, 11% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 18% lived alone. 43% of elders reported feeling lonely. Loneliness was associated with all outcome measures. Lonely subjects were more likely to experience decline in ADLs, (24.8% vs. 12.5%, Adjusted Risk Ratio 1.59, 1.23-2.07); develop difficulties with upper extremity tasks (41.5% vs. 28.3%, ARR 1.28, 1.08-1.52); decline in mobility (38.1% v. 29.4%, ARR 1.18, 0.99-1.41); or difficulty in climbing (40.8% vs. 27.9%, ARR 1.31, 1.10-1.57). Loneliness was associated with an increased risk of death (22.8% vs. 14.2%, AHR 1.45, 1.11-1.88). Conclusions Among participants who were older than 60, loneliness was a predictor of functional decline and death.

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Loneliness and nursing home admission among rural older adults.

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Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older Irish People

Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older Irish People

Isolation in time: a cause of suffering in the elderly. Lessons from Krapp's last tape

Loneliness in Older Persons

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