Being in a Bubble: The experience of loneliness among frail older people

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 631-640

  Taube, Elin ^a   Jakobsson, Ulf ^a   Midlöv, Patrik ^a   Kristensson, Jimmie ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Frail elderly; Frailty; Loneliness; Nursing; Older people; Qualitative research; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SWEDEN;

EID: 84956584833     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12853     Document Type: Article

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