Loneliness among very old people with and without dementia : prevalence and associated factors in a representative sample
Loneliness and dementia are common among very old (aged ≥ 80 years) people, but whether the prevalence of loneliness differs between very old people with and without dementia is unknown and few studies have investigated associated factors. The aims of the present study were to compare the prevalence...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-199917 2023-10-09T21:54:36+02:00 Loneliness among very old people with and without dementia : prevalence and associated factors in a representative sample Lampinen, Josefine Conradsson, Mia Nyqvist, Fredrica Olofsson, Birgitta Gustafson, Yngve Nilsson, Ingeborg Littbrand, Håkan 2022 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-199917 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-022-00729-8 eng eng Umeå universitet, Geriatrik Umeå universitet, Avdelningen för arbetsterapi Umeå universitet, Institutionen för omvårdnad Umeå universitet, Ortopedi Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Social Policy, Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa, Finland European Journal of Ageing, 1613-9372, 2022, 19, s. 1441-1453 orcid:0000-0002-4917-4787 orcid:0000-0002-3754-5026 orcid:0000-0002-8265-5769 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-199917 doi:10.1007/s10433-022-00729-8 PMID 36157280 ISI:000854398500001 Scopus 2-s2.0-85138167224 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Aged 80 and over Cross-sectional study Dementia Social participation Nursing Omvårdnad Gerontology specialising in Medical and Health Sciences Gerontologi medicinsk/hälsovetenskaplig inriktning Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2022 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-022-00729-8 2023-09-22T13:56:35Z Loneliness and dementia are common among very old (aged ≥ 80 years) people, but whether the prevalence of loneliness differs between very old people with and without dementia is unknown and few studies have investigated associated factors. The aims of the present study were to compare the prevalence of loneliness between people with and without dementia in a representative sample of very old people, and to investigate factors associated with loneliness in the two groups separately. This population-based study was conducted with data on 1176 people aged 85, 90, and ≥ 95 years (mean age 89.0 ± 4.47 years) from the Umeå 85 + /Gerontological Regional Database study conducted in northern Sweden, during year 2000–2017. Structured interviews and assessments were conducted during home visits. Loneliness was assessed using the question “Do you ever feel lonely?.” Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with loneliness in participants with and without dementia. The prevalence of loneliness did not differ between people with and without dementia (50.9% and 46.0%, respectively; p = 0.13). Seven and 24 of 35 variables were univariately associated with the experience of loneliness in participants with and without dementia, respectively. In the final models, living alone and having depressive symptoms were associated with the experience of loneliness in both study groups. In participants without dementia, living in a nursing home was associated with the experience of less loneliness. These findings contribute with important knowledge when developing strategies to reduce loneliness in this growing age group. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) European Journal of Ageing 19 4 1441 1453 |
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Aged 80 and over Cross-sectional study Dementia Social participation Nursing Omvårdnad Gerontology specialising in Medical and Health Sciences Gerontologi medicinsk/hälsovetenskaplig inriktning Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi |
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Aged 80 and over Cross-sectional study Dementia Social participation Nursing Omvårdnad Gerontology specialising in Medical and Health Sciences Gerontologi medicinsk/hälsovetenskaplig inriktning Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi Lampinen, Josefine Conradsson, Mia Nyqvist, Fredrica Olofsson, Birgitta Gustafson, Yngve Nilsson, Ingeborg Littbrand, Håkan Loneliness among very old people with and without dementia : prevalence and associated factors in a representative sample |
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Aged 80 and over Cross-sectional study Dementia Social participation Nursing Omvårdnad Gerontology specialising in Medical and Health Sciences Gerontologi medicinsk/hälsovetenskaplig inriktning Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi |
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Loneliness and dementia are common among very old (aged ≥ 80 years) people, but whether the prevalence of loneliness differs between very old people with and without dementia is unknown and few studies have investigated associated factors. The aims of the present study were to compare the prevalence of loneliness between people with and without dementia in a representative sample of very old people, and to investigate factors associated with loneliness in the two groups separately. This population-based study was conducted with data on 1176 people aged 85, 90, and ≥ 95 years (mean age 89.0 ± 4.47 years) from the Umeå 85 + /Gerontological Regional Database study conducted in northern Sweden, during year 2000–2017. Structured interviews and assessments were conducted during home visits. Loneliness was assessed using the question “Do you ever feel lonely?.” Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with loneliness in participants with and without dementia. The prevalence of loneliness did not differ between people with and without dementia (50.9% and 46.0%, respectively; p = 0.13). Seven and 24 of 35 variables were univariately associated with the experience of loneliness in participants with and without dementia, respectively. In the final models, living alone and having depressive symptoms were associated with the experience of loneliness in both study groups. In participants without dementia, living in a nursing home was associated with the experience of less loneliness. These findings contribute with important knowledge when developing strategies to reduce loneliness in this growing age group. |
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Lampinen, Josefine Conradsson, Mia Nyqvist, Fredrica Olofsson, Birgitta Gustafson, Yngve Nilsson, Ingeborg Littbrand, Håkan |
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Lampinen, Josefine Conradsson, Mia Nyqvist, Fredrica Olofsson, Birgitta Gustafson, Yngve Nilsson, Ingeborg Littbrand, Håkan |
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Loneliness among very old people with and without dementia : prevalence and associated factors in a representative sample |
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Loneliness among very old people with and without dementia : prevalence and associated factors in a representative sample |
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Loneliness among very old people with and without dementia : prevalence and associated factors in a representative sample |
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Loneliness among very old people with and without dementia : prevalence and associated factors in a representative sample |
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Loneliness among very old people with and without dementia : prevalence and associated factors in a representative sample |
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loneliness among very old people with and without dementia : prevalence and associated factors in a representative sample |
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