Factors Reducing Loneliness of Old People Living Alone.
10.2185/jjrm.47.11
- VernacularTitle:独居老人の孤独感を軽減する要因
- Author:
Toshiki KATSURA
;
Akiko HOSHINO
;
Yumi WATANABE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Loneliness;
Old People Living Alone;
Self-esteem;
Social Support;
Positive Mentkal Health
- From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
1998;47(1):11-15
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We made researches into various factors underling the loneliness of the elderly, based on interviews conducted in july 1995 with old people living alone in Hiroshima City. Loneliness was assessed by LSO, and as related factors, such items as period of living alone, self-assessment on solitude, lifestyle, self-rated health status, competence for daily work, social support network, morale, self-esteem, depression, and subjective symptoms of stress were examined.
We made multiregression analysis using loneliness as a dependent variable and other factors as independent varibles. The results were as followed.
The loneliness of old people living alone was significantly correlated with self-esteem and instrumental support.
