loneliness and isolation
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Loneliness and isolation. Professor Christina R Victor, Brunel University [email protected]. Loneliness-temporal trends. Loneliness-a dynamic perspective. Better 10% Worse20% Always15% Never Lonely 52%. Social contact. Prevalence of isolation. Loneliness & Isolation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Loneliness-temporal trends
Sheldon 1948
Townsend 1958
Victor 2005
Alwayslonely
8 8 9
Sometimeslonely
13 22 31
Never lonely 79 70 61
Loneliness-a dynamic perspective
Better 10%
Worse 20%
Always 15%
Never Lonely 52%
Social contact
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1012141618
%
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14contact score
Speak to Relatives on Phone 81
See Relatives 63
Speak to Neighbours 88
See Friends 72
Speak to Friends on Phone 65
Scharf index (%)-less than weekly contact with family/friends/neighbours
None 19
Low 45
Moderate 31
High 5
Prevalence of isolation
Loneliness & Isolationlonely & isolated
lonely isolated None
T’end 1958
1 4 9 86
T’stall 1963
5 4 16 76
ESRC 2001*
2 5 10 83