Observational studyAmerican journal of health promotion : AJHP2022
Loneliness Among Rural Self-Management Education Program Enrollees During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Management of Chronic Health Situations.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Overcoming Barriers: A Comprehensive Review of Chronic Pain Management and Accessibility Challenges in Rural America.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Social Participation and Loneliness in Older Adults in a Rural Australian Context: Individual and Organizational Perspectives.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Evaluation of a Peer Led Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in a Rural Population.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
purposePandemic-related isolation may exacerbate loneliness among rural adults; we sought to characterize loneliness and associated factors among rural adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
designCross-sectional observational study.
settingRemotely delivered self-management education (SME) workshops, rural upstate New York, May-December 2020. SUBJECTS: Rural SME workshop enrollees, aged 18+, n = 229. MEASURES: De Jong Gierveld 6-Item Loneliness Scale, sociodemographics, workshop type (chronic disease, chronic pain, diabetes), delivery mode (videoconference, phone, self-study); data collected via workshop process measures and enrollment surveys. ANALYSIS: Multivariable linear regression.
resultsMean overall, emotional and social loneliness scores were 2.78 (
conclusionIn addition to marital status and depression/anxiety, experiencing chronic pain and selecting phone-based workshops were associated with higher degrees of loneliness among rural adults during the pandemic. The latter may be partly explained by insufficient internet access. Health educators should be prepared to address loneliness in rural areas during the pandemic.
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