Consensus statement: loneliness in older adults, the 21st century social determinant of health?

Autor: Annette Burns, Jeannette Golden, Gerard Leavey, Louise C. Hawkley, Theo G. van Tilburg, Thomas R. Prohaska, Roger O’Sullivan, Vanessa Burholt, Carla Perissinotto, Linda P. Fried, Christina R. Victor, Jim Lubben, Mark A. Tully, Brian A. Lawlor
Přispěvatelé: Sociology, The Social Context of Aging (SoCA)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMJ Open, Vol 10, Iss 8 (2020)
BMJ Open, 10(8):e034967. BMJ Publishing Group
Prohaska, T, Burholt, V, Burns, A, Golden, J, Hawkley, L, Lawlor, B A, Leavey, G, Lubben, J, O'Sullivan, R, Perissinotto, C, van Tilburg, T G, Tully, M, Victor, C & Fried, L 2020, ' Consensus statement: Loneliness in older adults, the 21st century social determinant of health ', BMJ Open, vol. 10, no. 8, e034967, pp. e034967 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034967
BMJ Open
ISSN: 2044-6055
Popis: ObjectiveThe purpose of this consensus statement is to determine the state of the field of loneliness among older people, highlighting key issues for researchers, policymakers and those designing services and interventions.MethodsIn December 2018, an international meeting on loneliness was held in Belfast with leaders from across the USA and Europe. A summary of the conclusions reached at this event is presented following a consensus-building exercise conducted both during this event after each presentation as well as after the event through the drafting, reviewing and agreement of this statement by all authors for over 6 months.ResultsThis meeting resulted in an agreement to produce a consensus statement on key issues including definitions of loneliness, measurement, antecedents, consequences and interventions.DiscussionThere has been an exponential growth in research on loneliness among older adults. However, differing measurements and definitions of loneliness mean the incidence and prevalence, associated risk factors and health consequences are often conflicting or confusing especially for those developing policy and services.
Databáze: OpenAIRE