“…This, coupled with boredom and the monotony of daily life, led to feelings of loneliness [24,31,34]. Some of the participants spoke about the fact that many older adults feel depressed, neglected or demotivated [9,22,67], leading to problems in self-care: forgetting to take medication, malnutrition and safety issues [68,69]. The majority emphasize that the somatision is a direct consequence of feeling neglected and lonely [70].…”