ABSTRACT
This book is a seminal guide to loneliness and social isolation in old age, providing a comprehensive overview of the important correlates of socioeconomic, health and lifestyle factors upon loneliness and social isolation in old age.
Bringing together contributions from leading authorities, the book showcases expertise from, among other things, medicine, psychology, epidemiology, sociology, economics and gerontology. It shows the importance of identifying factors associated with loneliness and social isolation among older adults from a broader perspective, and includes discussion of a range of topics including income poverty, physical activity, family care and frailty. The chapters are evidence-based and offer a mix of empirical studies as well as reviews of international research. The book also discusses policy implications and provides an overview of nationally representative cohort studies around the world available to researchers quantifying loneliness or social isolation.
This book is unique in examining loneliness and social isolation from such wide-ranging perspectives and will be essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students in the areas of e.g., mental health research, social work, and psychiatry. Health professionals involved with gerontology and geriatrics will also find this book of benefit.
With the exception of Chapter 17, the Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) 4.0 license.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|12 pages
Concepts
part II|13 pages
Correlates of loneliness and social isolation in old age
chapter Chapter 2|11 pages
Impacts of loneliness and social isolation on healthy longevity in older adults
part III|34 pages
Correlates of loneliness and social isolation in old age
part IV|57 pages
Correlates of loneliness and social isolation in old age
chapter Chapter 6|13 pages
Loneliness and social isolation among older informal caregivers
chapter Chapter 9|9 pages
Online social media use, loneliness and perceived social isolation in later life
chapter Chapter 10|14 pages
Lifestyle-related factors in loneliness and social isolation of older persons
part V|60 pages
Correlates of loneliness and social isolation in old age
chapter Chapter 11|9 pages
Health comparisons and loneliness and perceived social isolation
part VI|21 pages
Policy implications and future of loneliness and social isolation
chapter Chapter 16|10 pages
Public policy and the reduction and prevention of loneliness and social isolation
part VII|7 pages
Overview