Changes in older adult loneliness - Results from a seven-year longitudinal study
Changes in older adult loneliness - Results from a seven-year longitudinal study
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DOI：
10.1177/0164027505279712
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发表时间：
2005-11-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Gierveld, JD
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作者：
Dykstra, PA;van Tilburg, TG;Gierveld, JD
这项研究考察了1908至1937年间出生的成年人在七年时间里的孤独及其相关因素--健康、住宿照顾、伴侣状况和网络规模。这四波数据来自荷兰“老年人的生活安排和社交网络”和“阿姆斯特丹纵向老龄化研究”项目。2925名受访者获得了至少两次浪潮的数据。结果显示，随着时间的推移，老年人通常会变得更加孤独。对于年龄最大的、有伴侣的和那些在基线时功能能力更好的人来说，增长更大。因死亡而失去伴侣的老年人表现出最大的孤独感。并不是所有的老年人都变得更加孤独：功能能力的提高和网络的扩大会减少孤独。进入寄宿护理不会影响孤独感。与横断面研究相比，纵向设计为防止孤独的因素提供了新的见解。
This study examines loneliness and its correlates-health, residential care, partner status, and network size-over a seven-year period among adults born between 1908 and 1937. The four waves of data are from the Dutch "Living Arrangements and Social Networks of Older Adults" and the "Longitudinal Aging Study of Amsterdam" programs. Data from at least two waves are available for 2,925 respondents. Results show that older adults generally become lonelier as time passes. The increase is greater for the oldest, the partnered, and those with a better functional capacity at baseline. Older adults who lose their partner by death show the greatest increase in loneliness. Not all older adults become more lonely: Improvement in functional capacity and network expansion lead to less loneliness. Entry into residential care does not affect loneliness. The longitudinal design provides new insights into factors that protect against loneliness compared to cross-sectional studies.