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Making meaningful connections

2 Aug 2006

In this study, the constellation of factors that characterize vulnerability among socially isolated persons and the reality of reduced social support networks may be thought to translate into the need for, and use of, a higher level of services for the promotion of health and well-being. [...] In addition, there is a need to pay attention to the gendered nature of social isolation and consider services and programs targeted to the specific needs of men and women. [...] The original aims of the project were to: 1 contribute to the broader literature on social isolation by developing a profile of socially isolated older adults in BC (i.e., based on characteristics of health, age, gender, income, ethnicity, place of residence, and service utilization data); and to 2 test the effectiveness of the BC NurseLine, used in an innovative way, to ‘reach out’ to socially is [...] The intent of this final report is to provide a profile of socially isolated older adults in BC and to discuss the policy implications regarding socially isolated older adults in the province. [...] In the literature, there are divergent opinions about what it means, how it relates to loneliness and solitude, its connection to both physical and mental health status and well-being, and how it translates into the need for and use of health care (Berkman and Syme, 1979; Cacioppo and Hawkley, 2003; Chappell and Badger, 1989; de Jong Gierveld and Havens, 2004; Hall and Havens, 2002; Kouzis and Eat
health gender education school psychology social support surveys acculturation ageing aged family medicine sampling social isolation social sciences health care health service older people health services for the aged health system community demographics regression society friendship chronic condition logistic regression health treatment attention married psychological well-being
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83
Published in
Canada

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