Stress, loneliness, and depression in Taiwanese rural community-dwelling elders

Wang, Jing Jy; Snyder, Mariah; Kaas, Merrie J.

doi:10.1016/s0020-7489(00)00072-9

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“…This questionnaire can be applied to young adults, adults, and elders, and the Cronbach a-value of this questionnaire was tested to 0.89-0.94 (Russell, 1996). Wang et al (2001) translated the RULS-V3 into a Chinese version and tested it among elders in a rural community in Southern Taiwan, obtaining a Cronbach a-value of the Chinese version of the questionnaire at 0.82 with a test-retest reliability of 0.73.…”

Section: Revised University Of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scalmentioning

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“…In a 2005 report from the Department of Statistics, Taiwan Ministry of Interior, it was highlighted that 21.8% of Taiwanese community elders were also lonely. Wang et al (2001) suggests, from a rural perspective, that approximately 60.2% of the community elders surveyed experienced severe loneliness. Issues of depression, self-identity, loneliness, and challenges associated with coping with change due to aging are especially important issues for institutionalized elders in eastern culture.…”

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The effects of reminiscence therapy on psychological well‐being, depression, and loneliness among the institutionalized aged

Chiang

Chu

Chang³

et al. 2009

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Objectives: To examine the effects of reminiscence therapy on psychological well-being, depression, and loneliness among institutionalized elderly people. Methods: In an experimental study design, 92 institutionalized elderly people aged 65 years and over were recruited and randomly assigned to two groups. Those participants in the experimental group received reminiscence therapy eight times during 2 months to examine the effects of this therapy on their psychological well-being. Results: After providing the reminiscence therapy to the elderly in the experimental group, a significant positive short-term effect (3 months follow-up) on depression, psychological well-being, and loneliness, as compared to those in the comparison group was found. Conclusions: Reminiscence therapy in this study sample improved socialization, induced feelings of accomplishment in participants, and assisted to ameliorate depression.

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Section: Revised University Of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effects of reminiscence therapy on psychological well‐being, depression, and loneliness among the institutionalized aged

Chiang

Chu

Chang³

et al. 2009

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…Educational level and socia-economic status are reported to be negatively associated with loneliness (Wang et al, 2001;Kim, 1999;Dugan and Kivett, 1994). Among the survey sample, the oldest old (85 years and over) were significantly more likely to have While 43.8 per cent reported that they had access to a car, 17 per cent reported that they had access to public transport only, and over one tenth (11.7 per cent) had no access to any mode of transport.…”

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“…International research points to considerable variance in the prevalence of loneliness; the high incidence of loneliness reported among older Americans contrasts with that reported among Chinese, with just 3.5 per cent of a sample of older Taiwanese rural dwellers reporting experiencing a 'high level' of loneliness (Wang et al, 2001). Forbes (1996 reported that only one in ten people experienced serious loneliness in Britain, and in a qualitative study among a large sample of older people in Britain, Victor et al (2002) reported that only a small minority (7 per cent) of older people reported that they were 'severely lonely'.…”

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“…social and emotional loneliness, family loneliness (Cramer and Barry, 1999) and degrees or levels of loneliness e.g. low, medium or high (Wang et al, 2001). However, much research proceeds on the basis of a conceptuaHsation of loneliness as a single entity and, in this regard, there is the assumption that loneliness is the same across circumstances and causes (Holmen et al, 2000).…”

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Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older Irish People

Treacy¹,

Butler²,

Byrne³

et al. 2004

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The Council Is pleased that the results of this research dispel an enduring stereotype of old age by demonstrating that the majority of a representative sample of older people is not socially isolated or lonely. Furthermore, the findings demonstrate the importance of being able to adapt to transition times in older age and the necessity for economic, social and personal resources to facilitate this adaptation and to promote 'successful ageing'. Finally, the results highlight how critical it is for older people to be able to 'get out of the house' and the Council urges that the recommendations that it has made in this regard be acted on in the short-term in order to ensure that older people do not become socially excluded in their third and fourth ages.On behalf of the Council, I would like to thank the older people and service planners and providers who took part in this research. I would like to thank sincerely the Appreciation is also extended to the officers of the two health boards that granted access and to the individuals within the health boards who identified potential participants for inclusion in the study.To all the stakeholders (planners and providers) who participated in focus group interviews a special thank you is extended for their valuable contribution.We would like to thank Dr Clare Wenger, University of Wales for permission to use the Network Assessment Instrument used in this study. We are also grateful for the information and support given to the research team on the use of the instrument throughout the study.We would also like to acknowledge the help and advice given by Dr Enrico DiTommaso, University of New Brunswick. We are also grateful for Dr DiTommaso's permission to use the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults.Finally the research team wishes to thank the many administrative staff who made an essential contribution to the completion of this study. Special appreciation is extended to Tara Cryan, Tina Saul and Rosemary Gordon for their professional skill and support. References 205Appendices 211 Terms of Reference 229Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older Irish People List of Tables Table 2.1: Cronbach's alpha (confidence intervals) and intercorrelations of the three SELSA·S subscales for the overall sample Table 2.2 Network types (Wenger, 1994) . pedple's Qwn-perspectives in addition t-o th'ose of planners and providers of services for.-":qlder pepple) that may be of assistance in preventing or alleviating loneliness and social living in either rented accommodation or with relatives, poor self-rated health and lack of transport) and life events/transition times were identified by the respondents as being related to the onset of loneliness and social isolation amorlQ older Irish people. Identifying Those at Risk of Loneliness and Social IsolationIn • Social ResourcesA meaningful social network and sociai interaction appear to be the strongest supports against loneliness and social isolation (Holmen and Furukawa, 2002). This was confirmed by this report which n...

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