Living Preference Modifies the Associations of Living Arrangements With Loneliness Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Living arrangement has been reported to have a significant influence on feelings of loneliness in older adults, but their living preferences may confound the association. This study aimed to investigate whether the associations of living arrangements with loneliness differ in community-dwelling older adults according to different living preferences.

Methods

In the 2008/2009 (baseline) and 2011/2012 (follow-up) waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, living arrangements [living with children mainly (LWC), living with spouse only (LWS), and living alone (LA)], living preferences [preferring living with children (PreLWC) and preferring living alone/only with spouse (PreLA)], and feelings of loneliness were assessed. The effect modifications of liv

SUBMITTER: Wei K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8814323 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature