Loneliness in Older Chilean People: Importance of Family Dysfunction and Depression

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dc.catalogadorjca
dc.contributor.authorCarrasco Gorman, Marcela
dc.contributor.authorFernández, María Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Emma
dc.contributor.authorHerrera, María Soledad
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-19T15:25:17Z
dc.date.available2024-01-19T15:25:17Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractLoneliness is considered a public health problem that negatively affects wellbeing, especially in the older population. In Latin-American countries, most of the older population live with their family. Although this is thought to diminish feelings of loneliness, there is scarce data to support this. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of loneliness and evaluate its association with objective social networks, family functioning and perception of social support, in a sample of older people from Santiago, Chile. A survey was conducted of a representative sample of community older people (60–97 years) from Santiago, Chile, using the UCLA abbreviated scale of loneliness. Logistic regression was performed to test the variables related to the loneliness of older people. A total of 1,217 older people were interviewed. 88% were living with at least one person at home and 92% had living children. Using the UCLA abbreviated scale, 45% were found to perceive feelings of loneliness at least some of the time. Logistic regression showed significant association between loneliness and family dysfunction; depressive symptoms; living alone; not having a partner (widowed, separated or single); having little contact with relatives and friends; feeling a lack of social support; and sensation of poor self-efficacy. Loneliness is a prevalent public health problem in this older Latin-American community. Living accompanied does not protect against loneliness, particularly in vulnerable groups such as those with depression, or when there are family conflicts. The high prevalence of loneliness strongly conveys the need for public health policies to address loneliness in older people.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-04-11
dc.fuente.origenORCID-ene24
dc.identifier.doi10.32604/IJMHP.2021.011568
dc.identifier.issn1462-3730
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.32604/IJMHP.2021.011568
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.techscience.com/IJMHP/v23n1/41509
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/80713
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina;Carrasco Gorman, Marcela Patricia;0000-0002-5695-4087;1002005
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Ciencia Política;Fernandez Lorca, Maria Beatriz;0000-0001-5400-3168;133806
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina;Alexander, Emma Lucie;S/I;249702
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Sociología;Herrera Ponce, María Soledad;0000-0001-5178-806X;68201
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final109
dc.pagina.inicio99
dc.revistaInternational Journal of Mental Health Promotion
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.licenseCreative Commons Attribution License (CC BY)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAgeing
dc.subjectFamily relations
dc.subjectLoneliness
dc.subjectSocial support
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.subject.deweyCiencias socialeses_ES
dc.titleLoneliness in Older Chilean People: Importance of Family Dysfunction and Depression
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen23
sipa.codpersvinculados1002005
sipa.codpersvinculados133806
sipa.codpersvinculados249702
sipa.codpersvinculados68201
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2024-01-08
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