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oapen-20.500.12657-771532023-11-15T09:17:26Z Loneliness and Social Isolation in Old Age Hajek, André Riedel-Heller, Steffi G. König, Hans-Helmut Gerontology Older adults Social exclusion Social frailty bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JM Psychology This book is a seminal guide to loneliness and social isolation in old age, providing a comprehensive overview of the important correlates of socioeconomic, health and lifestyle factors upon loneliness and social isolation in old age. Bringing together contributions from leading authorities, the book showcases expertise from, among other things, medicine, psychology, epidemiology, sociology, economics and gerontology. It shows the importance of identifying factors associated with loneliness and social isolation among older adults from a broader perspective, and includes discussion of a range of topics including income poverty, physical activity, family care and frailty. The chapters are evidence-based and offer a mix of empirical studies as well as reviews of international research. The book also discusses policy implications and provides an overview of nationally representative cohort studies around the world available to researchers quantifying loneliness or social isolation. This book is unique in examining loneliness and social isolation from such wide-ranging perspectives and will be essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students in the areas of e.g., mental health research, social work, and psychiatry. Health professionals involved with gerontology and geriatrics will also find this book of benefit. With the exception of Chapter 17, the Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) 4.0 license. 2023-11-01T11:14:40Z 2023-11-01T11:14:40Z 2023 book ONIX_20231101_9781000890440_36 9781000890440 9781032265940 9781003289012 9781032265957 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/77153 eng Aging and Mental Health Research application/pdf n/a 9781000890440.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003289012 10.4324/9781003289012 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb b9ef25b1-8ca8-4365-bcf6-837a480a52c9 9781000890440 9781032265940 9781003289012 9781032265957 Routledge 230 [...] open access
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This book is a seminal guide to loneliness and social isolation in old age, providing a comprehensive overview of the important correlates of socioeconomic, health and lifestyle factors upon loneliness and social isolation in old age. Bringing together contributions from leading authorities, the book showcases expertise from, among other things, medicine, psychology, epidemiology, sociology, economics and gerontology. It shows the importance of identifying factors associated with loneliness and social isolation among older adults from a broader perspective, and includes discussion of a range of topics including income poverty, physical activity, family care and frailty. The chapters are evidence-based and offer a mix of empirical studies as well as reviews of international research. The book also discusses policy implications and provides an overview of nationally representative cohort studies around the world available to researchers quantifying loneliness or social isolation. This book is unique in examining loneliness and social isolation from such wide-ranging perspectives and will be essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students in the areas of e.g., mental health research, social work, and psychiatry. Health professionals involved with gerontology and geriatrics will also find this book of benefit. With the exception of Chapter 17, the Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) 4.0 license.
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