ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2019
Loneliness in the Context of Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents.
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- Health effects of loneliness and social isolation in older adults living in congregate long term care settings: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence.Archives of gerontology and geriatricsPooled it
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- The impact of an Activation-Socialisation Intervention Programme on the emotionality and loneliness of older adults in Slovak elderly care facilities: a pilot study.Health psychology report · 2025Article
- Automated Detection of In-Home Activities with Ultra-Wideband Sensors.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Can We Steer Nursing Home Residents Away from Loneliness? A Qualitative Study of Cycling without Age.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- The Buffering Role of Self-compassion in the Association Between Loneliness with Depressive Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study Among Older Adults Living in Residential Care Homes During COVID-19.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2023Article
- Individual differences among older adults with mild and moderate dementia in social and emotional loneliness and their associations with cognitive and psychological functioning.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Strengthening Social Capital to Address Isolation and Loneliness in Long-term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Systematic Review of Research on Information and Communication Technologies.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- [Loneliness in nursing homes-Experience and measures for amelioration : A literature review].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2022Review
- Development and psychometric evaluation of the Social Connectedness Index in nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease and dementia using the Minimum Data Set 3.0.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2021Article
- The association between body composition and quality of life among elderly Italians.Endocrine · 2020Article
- Loneliness Among Older Adults Receiving Long-Term Home Care Services: A Quantitative Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
- Relationships of leisure social support and flow with loneliness among nursing home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic: An age-based moderating model.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Article
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Abstract
backgroundNumbers of the elderly have been on a steady increase both in Poland and other countries of the world. As they age, their health declines and they need help with their housekeeping. This, coupled with the transformation of intergenerational into single-generation or nuclear family structures, causes a markedly rising demand for institutional care. Holistic care of an elderly nursing home resident requires a comprehensive approach and consideration for their feelings. Loneliness and solitude are increasingly common among these feelings, undoubtedly affecting quality of life.
method250 elderly residents of seven nursing home situated in Mazovia, Poland, have been examined using: De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, WHOQOL-BREF Questionnaire, Basic Hope Scale (BHI-12), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS).
resultsLoneliness affects nearly 40% residents of the homes surveyed. Quality of their residents' lives is reduced. Relations with their families and levels of motor efficiency imply a sense of loneliness. Degrees of illness acceptance, ability to adjust to change, and life satisfaction influence the level of loneliness felt.
conclusion40% of nursing home residents exhibit a sense of loneliness, while the greater loneliness and solitude, the lower the quality of life.
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