Prevalence of loneliness among older adults in Germany

Wurm, Susanne; Ehrlich, Ulrike; Meyer-Wyk, Frauke; Spuling, Svenja M.

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dc.contributor.author	Wurm, Susanne	de
dc.contributor.author	Ehrlich, Ulrike	de
dc.contributor.author	Meyer-Wyk, Frauke	de
dc.contributor.author	Spuling, Svenja M.	de
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-08T07:50:32Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-08T07:50:32Z
dc.date.issued	2023	de
dc.identifier.issn	2511-2708	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/90310
dc.description.abstract	Loneliness refers to the subjective perception of a mismatch between a person’s social needs and their actual personal relationships. In this paper, the prevalence of loneliness in the older population was examined based on current data. Methods: The German Ageing Survey is an ongoing, population-representative study. A total of 4,261 people 50 years of age and older were surveyed in 2020/2021 with regard to their experience of loneliness. Results: Overall, 8.3 % of the population 50 years of age and older feel lonely. The findings showed no differences between different age groups over 50 years of age, nor are there gender or educational differences. Conclusions: There was no evidence that older individuals living in private households experience loneliness more commonly than middle-aged individuals. Data from nursing home residents indicate that there may be a higher risk of loneliness	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Social sciences, sociology, anthropology	en
dc.subject.other	DEAS 2020/21; Subjektive Gesundheit; Sozialbeziehung	de
dc.title	Prevalence of loneliness among older adults in Germany	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	Journal of Health Monitoring
dc.source.volume	8	de
dc.publisher.country	DEU	de
dc.source.issue	3	de
dc.subject.classoz	Gerontologie, Alterssoziologie	de
dc.subject.classoz	Gerontology	en
dc.subject.thesoz	alter Mensch	de
dc.subject.thesoz	elderly	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Erwachsener	de
dc.subject.thesoz	adult	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Einsamkeit	de
dc.subject.thesoz	solitude	en
dc.subject.thesoz	soziale Isolation	de
dc.subject.thesoz	social isolation	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Wahrnehmung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	perception	en
dc.subject.thesoz	geschlechtsspezifische Faktoren	de
dc.subject.thesoz	gender-specific factors	en
dc.subject.thesoz	demographische Faktoren	de
dc.subject.thesoz	demographic factors	en
dc.subject.thesoz	sozioökonomische Faktoren	de
dc.subject.thesoz	socioeconomic factors	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Bundesrepublik Deutschland	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Federal Republic of Germany	en
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-90310-8
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0	en
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dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.source.pageinfo	49-53	de
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dc.rights.sherpa	Grüner Verlag	de
dc.rights.sherpa	Green Publisher	en
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dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.25646/11664	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
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