Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Previous researches have proven that, 39% of elderly who live in the community in Finland \nexperience loneliness at least sometimes. But these researches have focused more on \nthe community as a whole but not specifically at home. Today´s policy for care of the elderly \nis aimed at making them to live in their own homes for as long as possible. But \nloneliness has been identify as one of the barriers that affect their independent living.. \nThe main aim of this study is to identify and describe the factors associated with the \nexperience of loneliness among 75+ elderly who live at home in Finland while the second \naim is to identify some interventions that could alleviate this feeling. \nMethod Literature review is the method that has been used to carry out this study. The \ndata collected was analyzed using qualitative content analysis \nResults The results show that there are many factors that are associated with the experience \nof loneliness among this age group. The main findings were grouped under four \nmain categories namely demographic factors, social factors, Health factors and selfreported \ncauses or factors. The intervention measure used for the alleviation of loneliness \namong this group of individuals was also categories into two main headings namely, \ngroup and individual interventions. \nConclusion Loneliness exist and it is a problem among elderly who live at home and \nthere are many caused that make elderly prune to this experience some of which cannot \nbe avoided by the elderly themselves but there are also many available interventions that \ncan alleviate this problem. And if this problem it kept under control, the elderly can live \nin their homes for as long as possible.
Source: Theseus (Ammattikorkeakoulujen)
Author: Odette Ngum
Language: English
Subfield: Life-span and Life-course Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2152157637