Meta-analysis of factors influencing loneliness in older adults
10.3969/j.issn.1673-9701.2024.31.008
- VernacularTitle:老年人孤独感影响因素的Meta分析
- Author:
Qingyuan WANG
1
;
Shuyao WANG
;
Lizi HU
;
Hua KANG
Author Information
1. 成都中医药大学护理学院,四川成都 610075
- Keywords:
Loneliness;
Older adults;
Influencing factors;
Meta-analysis
- From:
China Modern Doctor
2024;62(31):31-35,46
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the influencing factors of loneliness in older adults.Methods Embase,Cochrane Library,PubMed,Web of Science,VIP,CNKI,Wanfang data and SinoMed were searched for research studies on loneliness in older adults from the establishment of the database to February 2024,and performed Meta-analysis using Stata 14.0 software.Results A total of 32 studies involving 46 439 lonely older adults were included,and 19 influencing factors were extracted.The result of Meta-analysis showed that being female,having low literacy,having chronic diseases,having poor health self-assessment,having depression,having fewer social activities,having poor economic status,having low social support,having poor marital status,having fewer social contacts,and living alone were the influencing factors of loneliness among older adults(P＜0.05).Conclusions There are a number of influencing factors that contribute to loneliness in older adults,which can be targeted for interventions to improve mental health issues in older adults.
