Loneliness of Older Immigrant Groups in Canada: Effects of Ethnic-Cultural Background

Gierveld, Jenny de Jong; Pas, Suzan van der; Keating, Norah

doi:10.1007/s10823-015-9265-x

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“…Previous reports investigating persons of different cultures using this loneliness measure have found greater loneliness endorsed among minority and immigrant groups [23, 24]. Our results are surprising as they are discrepant from these reports.…”

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Loneliness in Older Black Adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Is Associated with Poorer Cognition

Han¹,

Adeyemi²,

Wilson³

et al. 2017

Gerontology

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Background: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with cognitive impairment, and loneliness is associated with cognitive decline in old age. Older Black adults with HIV may be at particular risk of loneliness due to stigma and lack of social resources. Objective: We tested the hypotheses that (1) older Black adults with HIV would show greater loneliness than older White adults with HIV, and (2) greater loneliness among older Black adults with HIV would be associated with poorer cognitive function. Methods: A total of 370 participants (177 with HIV, 193 without HIV; mean age 58.8 years, standard deviation 6.2 years; mean education 13.4 years, standard deviation 2.9 years; 73.9% male, 68.9% Black) in a community-based cross-sectional study of the Rush Center of Excellence on Disparities in HIV and Aging (CEDHA) completed a 5-item self-report scale used to measure emotional loneliness and a battery of cognitive measures. Results: Contrary to our expectations, older Black adults indicated less overall loneliness than White adults (β = -0.3893, SE = 0.1466, p = 0.0087) in models controlling for the effects of age, education, sex, global cognition, and income. However, in models with cognitive function as the outcome, an interaction between race and loneliness was observed, such that older Black adults who indicated greater loneliness showed poorer cognitive function relative to White adults (β = -0.2736, SE = 0.1138, p = 0.0174). Conclusion: Older Black adults with HIV reported less loneliness than older White adults; however, the inverse association between loneliness and cognitive function was stronger in Black than White older adults. Additional work is needed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying this interaction.

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Loneliness in Older Black Adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Is Associated with Poorer Cognition

Han¹,

Adeyemi²,

Wilson³

et al. 2017

Gerontology

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“…The experiences of older Filipinos in the healthcare system indicate the need for integrated and enhanced migrant health services specific to Filipinos. The need for culturally targeted services is supported by evidence from a study of the effects of ethnicity and culture on the well-being of older migrants (de Jong Gierveld, Van der Pas, & Keating, 2015). …”

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Moving backwards, moving forward: the experiences of older Filipino migrants adjusting to life in New Zealand

Montayre

Neville

Holroyd

2017

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose: To explore the experiences of older Filipino migrants adjusting to living permanently in New Zealand.Method: The qualitative descriptive approach taken in this study involved 17 individual face-to-face interviews of older Filipino migrants in New Zealand.Results: Three main themes emerged from the data. The first theme was “moving backwards and moving forward”, which described how these older Filipino migrants adjusted to challenges they experienced with migration. The second theme was “engaging with health services” and presented challenges relating to the New Zealand healthcare system, including a lack of knowledge of the nature of health services, language barriers, and differences in cultural views. The third theme, “new-found home”, highlighted establishing a Filipino identity in New Zealand and adjusting to the challenges of relocation.Conclusion: Adjustment to life in New Zealand for these older Filipino migrants meant starting over again by building new values through learning the basics and then moving forward from there.

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“…Language differences are also significant, with Dutch being a Germanic and Polish a Slavic language. Recent studies have linked language differences and cultural differences between the host country and the country of origin to raised levels of migrant loneliness (De Jong Gierveld, Van der Pas, and Keating 2015;Wu and Penning 2015). We may thus expect substantial loneliness among Polish migrants in the Netherlands.…”

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Loneliness among Polish migrants in the Netherlands: The impact of presence and location of partners and offspring

Broek¹,

Grundy²

2017

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Loneliness of Older Immigrant Groups in Canada: Effects of Ethnic-Cultural Background

Cited by 147 publications

References 74 publications

Loneliness in Older Black Adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Is Associated with Poorer Cognition

Loneliness in Older Black Adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Is Associated with Poorer Cognition

Moving backwards, moving forward: the experiences of older Filipino migrants adjusting to life in New Zealand

Loneliness among Polish migrants in the Netherlands: The impact of presence and location of partners and offspring

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