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ArticleJournal of population ageing2023

Older Women Living Alone in the UK: Does Their Health and Wellbeing Differ from Those Who Cohabit?

Catherine Forward, Hafiz T A Khan, Pauline Fox

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Article in Journal of population ageing, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Catherine ForwardCollege of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, University of West London, England, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2796-346X
Hafiz T A KhanPublic Health Group, College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, University of West London, England, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1817-3730
Pauline FoxThe Graduate Centre, University of West London, London, England UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0046-4940

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With an increased prevalence of people living alone in later life, understanding the health and wellbeing of older women living alone in the UK is an important area of research. Little is known about health and wellbeing in this population and whether they differ from those who cohabit. This paper fills this research gap. Analysis was undertaken of Wave 8 of the Understanding Society Household Panel Survey, including variables such as internet use and volunteering. Differences were found between those who live alone and cohabit. Volunteering was a predictor of better health outcomes for those who lived alone but not for those who cohabit, despite similar rates of volunteering. Internet use predicted some better health outcome for those who cohabit but poorer for those who live alone. This suggests lifestyle factors vary in how they affect the health and wellbeing of older women, depending on cohabitation status.

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Cross-sectionalInternet useLiving aloneLone dwellingOlder womenVolunteering

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PMID34394768
PMCPMC8349464

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