Loneliness in the Quality of Non-institutionalized Elderly People
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
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Abstract. Objectives: This study aims to understand the interference of loneliness
in the quality of life of non-institutionalized elderly people over 65 years old.
Methods: A systematic literature review was carried out according to the protocol
of the Joanna Briggs Institute. The searchwas carried out in two search engines (Bon
and EBSCO) to access electronic databases for collecting articleswith the latest
scientific evidence. Published studies were evaluated between January 2015 and
October 2019. Results: Six articleswere selected, 5 of quantitative nature (4 crosssectional
studies, 1 randomized controlled study) and 1 qualitative study, which
relate the interference of loneliness in the quality of life of non-institutionalized
older adults. Conclusions: The loneliness strongly interferes with quality of life,
as they are inversely proportional. The higher the perceived levels of loneliness,
the lower the quality of life of the elderly people. Technology can be an important
tool in combating loneliness.
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Morais, F., Silva, H., Reis, I., Ramalho, J., do Céu Marques, M., & de Fátima Moreira, M. (2021). Loneliness in the Quality of Non-institutionalized Elderly People. In Gerontechnology III: Contributions to the Third International Workshop on Gerontechnology, IWoG 2020, October 5-6, 2020, Évora, Portugal (pp. 391-401). Springer International Publishing.