A comprehensive study on isolation and loneliness of the elderly based on the Clinical Thanatology and the Geriatric Behavioral Science.

孤独感不是客观孤立状态的同义词，而是导致老年人孤独死亡的心理因素。社会支持是影响孤独感的重要因素之一。缺乏社会支持并不直接导致孤独，但社会支持可以缓解孤独。在本研究中，5个研究组分别采用实验、问卷、访谈和干预等方式调查大学生孤独感的发生情况，探索缓解孤独感的方法。

It is thought that loneliness is not synonymous with an objective isolated state and is a psychological factor to become the background of the consequent isolated death of the elderly person. Social support is one of the important factors to loneliness. Lack of social support does not directly contribute to loneliness, but social support can alleviate loneliness. In this study, 5 research groups conducted experiments, questionnaires, interviews and interventions separately to investigate occurrence of loneliness and explore methods for alleviation of loneliness.