Experiences of Older Men Living Alone: A Qualitative Study.
Issues Ment Health Nurs
; 37(2): 113-20, 2016.
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More and more old people live alone, and living alone is reported to be a key risk factor for experiencing loneliness and developing poor health. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of living alone for older men. Systematic text condensation and hermeneutic interpretation were used in analysis of the data. Four themes emerged: lonely at times, missing and longing for a shared life, keeping active, and some kind of freedom. The findings revealed that inner and outer resources come into play and have influence on the processes of managing and solving the situation of living alone. The findings are in accordance with theoretical perspectives on loneliness, aloneness, and solitude. The findings offer nurses in any clinical context valuable information to allow them to address the core emotional and potential mental health issues old men face in coping with the situation of living alone.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Características de la Residencia
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Soledad
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Issues Ment Health Nurs
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Noruega
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido