The role of context and the interpersonal experience of loneliness among older people in a residential care facility

Older people are more prone to experience loneliness when living in residential care facilities. The purpose of this study was to explore older people's experiences of loneliness in the context of institutionalized care. A voluntary and convenience-based sample of 10 white South African o...

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Main Authors: Vera Roos, Lelanie Malan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012-10-01
Series:Global Health Action
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Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/18861/pdf_1