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Managing loneliness: a qualitative study of older people's views.
Kharicha, K; Manthorpe, J; Iliffe, S; Chew-Graham, C A; Cattan, M; Goodman, C; Kirby-Barr, M; Whitehouse, J H; Walters, K.
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  • Kharicha K; Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, Royal Free Campus, London, UK.
  • Manthorpe J; NIHR Policy Research Unit on Health and Social Care Workforce, King's College London, London, UK.
  • Iliffe S; Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, Royal Free Campus, London, UK.
  • Chew-Graham CA; School of Primary, Community and Social Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, UK.
  • Cattan M; Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
  • Goodman C; Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
  • Kirby-Barr M; Patient and Public Involvement Member, London, UK.
  • Whitehouse JH; Patient and Public Involvement Member, London, UK.
  • Walters K; Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, Royal Free Campus, London, UK.
Aging Ment Health ; 25(7): 1206-1213, 2021 07.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32091237
Engaging with older people who self-identify as lonely may help professionals in mental health and other services understand how they deal with loneliness. The evidence-base for effective interventions to address loneliness is inconclusive. This study aimed to explore how community-dwelling lonely older people in England manage their experiences of loneliness. Twenty eight community-dwelling older people identifying as lonely, based on responses to two loneliness measures (self-report and a standardised instrument), participated in in-depth interviews between 2013 and 2014. Fifteen lived alone. Thematic analysis of transcribed interviews was conducted by a multidisciplinary team including older people.Participants drew on a range of strategies to ameliorate their distress which had been developed over their lives and shaped according to individual coping styles and contexts. Strategies included physical engagement with the world beyond their home, using technologies, planning, and engagement with purpose in an 'outside world', and acceptance, endurance, revealing and hiding, positive attitude and motivation, and distraction within an 'inside world'. Strategies of interests and hobbies, comparative thinking, religion and spirituality and use of alcohol straddled both the inside and outside worlds. Participants conveyed a personal responsibility for managing feelings of loneliness rather than relying on others. This study includes the experiences of those living with loneliness whilst also living with other people. When developing policy and practice responses to loneliness it is important to listen attentively to the views of those who may not be engaging with services designed for 'the lonely' and to consider their own strategies for managing it.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Emociones / Soledad Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Límite: Aged / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Aging Ment Health Asunto de la revista: GERIATRIA / PSICOLOGIA Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Emociones / Soledad Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Límite: Aged / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Aging Ment Health Asunto de la revista: GERIATRIA / PSICOLOGIA Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido