Loneliness in elderly people: An important area for nursing research
Loneliness in elderly people: An important area for nursing research
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb02931.x
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发表时间：
1996-11-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Watson, R
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文献类型：
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作者：
Donaldson, JM;Watson, R
孤独的现象发生在所有年龄的人，但可能是一个特殊的问题，在老年人，它是公认的，孤独是不是一个必要的陪同老化，老化是不是唯一负责的发展孤独的老年人。然而，衰老和孤独之间存在着某种联系。孤独的四个主要理论进行了审查和他们的效用，在老年人的研究中的应用程序进行检查沿着与考虑的方式，可以测量孤独。虽然因果关系很难确定，但有证据表明，孤独与许多生理和心理病理有关，并讨论了这些与护理的相关性，在护理文献中，越来越多的人意识到老年人的孤独现象，一些证据表明，护理干预在这方面既可以减轻孤独感，也可以减少一些不良反应。最后提出了护理研究的方向，旨在提高对老年人孤独感的评估和护理干预。
The phenomenon of loneliness occurs in people of all ages but may be a particular problem in the elderly, It is acknowledged that loneliness is not a necessary accompaniment to ageing and that ageing is not solely responsible for the development of loneliness in elderly people. However, there is a relationship between ageing and loneliness. Four major theories of loneliness are reviewed and their utility for application to research in the elderly is examined along with a consideration of the ways in which loneliness can be measured. While causal relationships are difficult to determine, there is evidence that loneliness is associated with a number of physical and psychological pathologies and the relevance of these to nursing is discussed, There is a growing awareness of the phenomenon of loneliness in elderly people in the nursing literature and some evidence that nursing intervention can be beneficial in this regard both at alleviating loneliness and reducing some of the adverse effects of loneliness, Finally some directions for nursing research are presented which are aimed at improving the assessment and nursing intervention for loneliness in elderly people.