Faith Community Nursing: Identifying and Combating Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults.
J Christ Nurs
; 38(4): 234-239, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1483559
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The number of older adults worldwide is growing; the incidence of social isolation and loneliness among this population is also increasing. Social isolation and loneliness can have significant physical, mental, and spiritual impacts. Faith community nurses are in an optimal position to identify and intervene to help faith communities reduce the social isolation and loneliness among community-dwelling older adults. Risk factors and tools to identify both circumstances are discussed along with interventions and a case study.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parish Nursing
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Loneliness
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Christ Nurs
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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