scholarly journals Loneliness, loss, and social support among cognitively intact older people with cancer, living in nursing homes – a mixed-methods study

2015 ◽  
pp. 1529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorunn Drageset ◽  
Geir Egil Eide ◽  
Elin Dysvik ◽  
Bodil Furnes ◽  
Solveig Hauge
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Older People ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Cognitively Intact

scholarly journals Suffering and mental health among older people living in nursing homes—a mixed-methods study

PeerJ ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. e1120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorunn Drageset ◽  
Elin Dysvik ◽  
Birgitte Espehaug ◽  
Gerd Karin Natvig ◽  
Bodil Furnes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Older People ◽  
Mixed Methods Study

scholarly journals Ringing the changes: the role of telephone communication in a helpline and befriending service targeting loneliness in older people

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 1528-1551 ◽  
Author(s):  
CLAIRE PRESTON ◽  
STEPHEN MOORE
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Older People ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Voice Communication ◽  
Telephone Communication ◽  
The United Kingdom

ABSTRACTThe drive to deliver services addressing loneliness in older people by telephone and online makes it increasingly relevant to consider how the mode of communication affects the way people interact with services and the capacity of services to meet their needs. This paper is based on the qualitative strand of a larger mixed-methods study of a national phoneline tackling loneliness in older people in the United Kingdom. The research comprised thematic analysis of four focus groups with staff and 42 semi-structured interviews with callers. It explored the associations between telephone-delivery, how individuals used the services and how the services were able to respond. To understand these associations, it was useful to identify some constituent characteristics of telephone communication in this context: namely its availability, reach and non-visual nature. This enabled various insights and comparison with other communication media. For example, the availability of the services attracted people seeking frequent emotional support but this presented challenges to staff. More positively, the ability of the services to connect disparate individuals enabled them to form different kinds of satisfying relationships. The evolution of mixed communication forms, such as internet-based voice communication and smartphone-based visual communication, makes analysis at the level of a technology's characteristics useful. Such a cross-cutting perspective can inform both the design of interventions and assessment of their suitability for different manifestations of loneliness.

scholarly journals Health status, sexual activity and satisfaction among older people in Britain: A mixed methods study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. e0213835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Erens ◽  
Kirstin R. Mitchell ◽  
Lorna Gibson ◽  
Jessica Datta ◽  
Ruth Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Older People ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Mixed Methods Study

Social support and quality of life among Chinese breast cancer survivors: Findings from a mixed methods study

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 788-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huilin Cheng ◽  
Janet W.H. Sit ◽  
Carmen W.H. Chan ◽  
Winnie K.W. So ◽  
Kai Chow Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Mixed Methods Study
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