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Social isolation and loneliness in old age : review and model refinement. [PDF]

, 1995
This paper reviews the empirical literature on social isolation and loneliness and identifies a wide range of published correlates. Using data from a study conducted in North Wales, which included many of the same correlated variables, a statistical ...
Shahtahmasebi, Said, Davies, Richard B., Wenger, G. Clare, Scott, Anne   +3 more
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How Do the Support Networks of Older People Influence Their Experiences of Social Isolation in Care Homes? [PDF]

, 2021
Understanding how to better support older people living in care homes is imperative for improving their wellbeing and quality of life. Despite this, little research has explored how support networks are structured and composed for individual residents ...
Ferguson, Jennifer M., Ferguson, Jennifer M   +1 more
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Reducing social isolation and promoting well being in older people [PDF]

, 2013
This paper reports on a three year research project exploring the impacts of an intervention seeking to reduce social isolation in the older age group.
Hemingway, Ann, Jack, Eleanor, Eleanor Jack, Ann Hemingway   +3 more
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Social Isolation: Overcoming Linguistic Obstacles and Mitigating Social Isolation in Diverse Communities [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
This study investigated the influence of language obstacles on social isolation in varied communities, with a specific focus on the Ogbomoso community in Oyo State, Nigeria.
Gbenga Michael Adeyeye
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How to be a resilient researcher of social isolation

, 2014
Project Insight for Native Magazine: I am going to be reflexive on the promises of our project, which is to reduce social isolation by engaging an audience aged 65 and above.
Windle, Amanda
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Decreasing Social Isolation to Enhance Mental Health among Older Adults in China: A Mediation Analysis of Aging Attitude

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
A large body of literature has examined the relationship between social isolation and mental health in older adults. However, only a few studies have examined the mediating effects of aging attitudes on this relationship.
Xinfeng Cheng, Theodore D. Cosco, Tolulope Ariyo   +2 more
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Adaptation to social isolation Acute and long-term stress responses of growing gilts with different coping characteristics [PDF]

, 2001
The present experiment studied the acute and long-term stress responses of reactive and proactive prepubertal gilts to social isolation. Gilts with either reactive or proactive features were identified according to behavioral resistance in a backtest at ...
te Brake, JHA, Buist, Willem G.,, Blokhuis, H.J., Engel, B, Buist, WG, Koolhaas, J.M., te Brake, J.H.A., Blokhuis, Harry J.,, Blokhuis, HJ, Koolhaas, Jaap M.,, Engel, B., Ruis, Marko A.W.,, Koolhaas, JM, Brake, J.H.A., te, Ruis, M.A.W., Brake, Joop H.A. te,, Engel, Bas,, Buist, W.G., Ruis, MAW   +18 more
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Social isolation's measurements in the ageing population [PDF]

, 2022
openSocial isolation has been found to be a detrimental factor in the lives of people. This is especially true for older adults, who, by ageing, encounter also other issues, both physical and psychological.
GUERRESCHI, FRANCESCA
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Identity Reconstruction as a Coping Mechanism in Addiction Recovery: A Pilot Stratified Randomized Controlled Trial of Narrative Therapy Group Intervention

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
Relapse in substance use disorders remains a persistent clinical challenge. Identity reconstruction, the psychological transition from an internalized “addict” identity to a recovery-oriented self, may be a core coping mechanism for abstinence ...
Peipei Wang, Yanan Li, Xu Cheng, Hong Xie, Huanxian Huang, Jun Yang, Yangwei Chen, Alex Pak Ki Kwok, Jiacheng Chen   +8 more
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Social isolation alters behavior, the gut-immune-brain axis, and neurochemical circuits in male and female prairie voles

Neurobiology of Stress, 2020
The absence of social support, or social isolation, can be stressful, leading to a suite of physical and psychological health issues. Growing evidence suggests that disruption of the gut-immune-brain axis plays a crucial role in the negative outcomes ...
Meghan Donovan, Calvin S. Mackey, Grayson N. Platt, Jacob Rounds, Amber N. Brown, Darryl J. Trickey, Yan Liu, Kathryn M. Jones, Zuoxin Wang   +8 more
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