Subjective social isolation or loneliness in older adults residing in social housing in Ontario: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults face greater risk of social isolation, but the extent of social isolation among low-income older adults living in social housing is unknown. This study aims to explore the rate of, and risk factors contributing to, subjective social isolation or loneliness among older adults in social housing.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study of data collected from a community program held in the common rooms of 55 social housing buildings in 14 communities across Ontario, Canada, from May 2018 to April 2019. Participants were program attendees aged 55 years and older who resided in the buildings. Program implementers assessed social isolation using the 3-Item Loneliness Scale from the University of California, Los Angeles and risk factors using common pri

SUBMITTER: Agarwal G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8486468 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature