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Loneliness and isolation Professor Christina R Victor, Brunel University [email protected] c.uk

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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 Presentation

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Loneliness and isolation

Professor Christina R Victor,Brunel University

[email protected]

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Loneliness-temporal trends

Sheldon 1948

Townsend 1958

Victor 2005

Alwayslonely

8 8 9

Sometimeslonely

13 22 31

Never lonely 79 70 61

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Loneliness-a dynamic perspective

Better 10%

Worse 20%

Always 15%

Never Lonely 52%

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Social contact

02468

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

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Scharf index (%)-less than weekly contact with family/friends/neighbours

None 19

Low 45

Moderate 31

High 5

Prevalence of isolation

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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