Loneliness as a risk factor for care home admission in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

loneliness has an adverse effect on health and well-being, and is common at older ages. Evidence that it is a risk factor for care home admission is sparse.

Objective

to investigate the association between loneliness and care home admission.

Setting

English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA).

Participants

two-hundred fifty-four individuals across seven waves (2002-15) of ELSA who moved into care homes were age, sex matched to four randomly selected individuals who remained in the community.

Methods

logistic regression models examined associations between loneliness, socio-demographic factors, functional status and health on moving into care homes.

Results

loneliness (measured by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneline

SUBMITTER: Hanratty B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6481549 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature