Sense-Making of Loneliness and Exclusion From Social Relations Among Older Adults in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Loneliness and exclusion from social relations (ESR) are frequently addressed as public health issues for older adults. Public discourses potentially influence how loneliness and ESR are understood in society and experienced by the individual. The aim of this study was to analyze how older adults in different parts of Sweden use the discourses and concepts available to them to describe experiences of ESR and loneliness, and how these descriptions are used to construct a self-identity.

Research design and methods

Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 individuals (14 men, 16 women) aged 67-87 years and living in Sweden. Emphasis was, in line with perspectives of discursive psychology, on how individuals draw on discourses to ma

SUBMITTER: Agren A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10448986 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature