Table 2 Grey literature
From: Uncovering the impact of loneliness in ageing populations: a comprehensive scoping review
Authors | Year | Country | Document | Main consequences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Yazeedi, 2019 | 2019 | Oman | Doctoral Theses | The impact of loneliness in physical, mental and social aspects in older women is similar to that observed in other countries around the world. |
Alhambra Borrás, 2017 | 2017 | Spain | Doctoral Theses | Design of a multidimensional intervention on risk of falling, frailty and loneliness. |
Associació Benestar i Desenvolupament, 2010 | 2010 | Spain | Report | Unwanted loneliness impacts on an emotional, physical and social level in 52% of the 415 people interviewed from Andalusia, Catalonia, Madrid and Valencia. |
Bellegarde, 2017 | 2017 | Spain | Doctoral Theses | Unwanted loneliness in older women impacts their mental and physical health, and there is a need to act to improve their quality of life. |
Castro, 2015 | 2015 | Spain | Doctoral Theses | Older people evidence loneliness that takes shape in three dimensions: the objective, the emotional and the syntonic, when they are not comfortable with relationships. |
Claramonte Cluasell, 2023 | 2023 | Spain | Doctoral Theses | Negative effects of loneliness are more common in people with a limited socioeconomic and educational level, who suffer chronic illness and who live in an urban environment. |
Delgado, Losada, 2020 | 2020 | Spain | Report | Negative effects on the physical and mental health of the elderly who suffer from unwanted loneliness have been addressed using inconsistent methodologies and with data that cannot be extrapolated. Research in this area must be encouraged. |
Hernández Ascanio, 2022 | 2022 | Spain | Doctoral Theses | It is pointed out interventions that could address loneliness and social isolation. |
Kahl, 2010 | 2010 | Batswana | Bachelor’s Degree Final Project | The social impact of loneliness can be work by promoting social interaction among those who suffer from it by scheduling activities and social contact. |
Lorente MartÃnez, 2017 | 2017 | Spain | Doctoral Theses | People with a positive or neutral view of loneliness and who attribute their loneliness to internal and/or controllable factors improved their loneliness and/or their perceived control to deal with it after an intervention against isolation |
Luna, Pinto, 2021 | 2021 | Spain | Report | The negative effects on the physical and mental health of the elderly who suffer from unwanted loneliness can be considered a business opportunity to prevent and intervene in these cases. |
MartÃn-MarÃa, 2019 | 2019 | Spain | Doctoral Theses | Subjective loneliness is related to some transitory and initial health disorders. |
Metzger, 2022 | 2022 | USA | Doctoral Theses | Programming activities to work on loneliness in retired older people can have effects on the quality of life and the fight against social isolation but not on the perception of loneliness. |
Montes Reula, 2021 | 2021 | Spain | Doctoral Theses | People who live alone at home present more depressive symptoms compared to those who live with someone. Loneliness could be a factor associated with depression in older people, more anxiety symptoms and greater deterioration in social relationships. |
Nagusi Intelligence Center, 2022 | 2022 | Spain | Report | Negative effects on physical and mental health of elderly who suffer from not wanted loneliness can be considered a business opportunity to prevent and intervene in these cases. |
Otero Garcia, 2012 | 2012 | Spain | Doctoral Theses | Acting on the effects on isolation should be done according to the place of residence, specifically rural areas. |
Pita, 2017 | 2017 | Spain | Doctoral Theses | Living alone is statistically associated with older age, female, and greater independence for instrumental activities of daily living. |
Rico Uribe, 2017 | 2017 | Europe | Doctoral Theses | Loneliness is related to poorer health, frequent use of primary health services, and also mortality. |
RodrÃguez, Sosvilla, 2023 | 2023 | Europa | Report | Governmental proposals of Germany, the Netherlands, England and Spain to work against loneliness are presented. It is highlighted the prevalence of loneliness according to sociodemographic characteristics. |
Sala Mozos, 2023 | 2023 | Spain | Report | Community and individual intervention proposals are presented to reverse social and health cost of loneliness in the elderly. |
Schutter, 2022 | 2022 | Nethederlands | Doctoral Theses | Loneliness and lack of social networks have a small but significant effect on mortality. Furthermore, loneliness is very prevalent in older psychiatric patients. |
Sequeros Pedroso-Chaparro, 2022 | 2022 | Spain | Report | The risk factors for suffering from loneliness are demographic, health and socio-environmental. The older you are, the worse your health, the greater the feeling of loneliness. |
Thompson, 2023 | 2023 | United Kingdom | Doctoral Theses | The impact of loneliness is studied. Findings indicate the benefit of having an increased number of close friendships in order to protect against loneliness and improve psychological well-being. |
Ulla, Gallego, 2022 | 2022 | Spain | Report | It is described an governmental Spanish plan against Isolation and Loneliness |
Wardle, 2013 | 2013 | Canada | Final Master’s Project | The impact of loneliness and aging is studied, and it is pointed out the need of rethinking housing according to these issues. |
Whitehouse, 2013 | 2013 | New Zealand | Bachelor’s Degree Final Project | It shows the impact of social isolation on global cognition and cognitive domains, specially that social loneliness influences cognition |
WHO, 2021 | 2021 | Worldwide | Report | Social isolation and loneliness are harmful. They shorten the lives of older people and harm their physical and mental health and quality of life. |
Yanguas, 2021 | 2021 | Spain | Report | Unwanted loneliness can be work through proactive strategies, but may not be possible for those who have a greater sense of unwanted loneliness. |