Open AccessLoneliness as a risk factor for care home admission in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Author(s) -
Barbara Hanratty,
Daniel Stow,
Danielle Moore,
Nicole Valtorta,
Fiona E. Matthews
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afy095
Subject(s) - loneliness , medicine , gerontology , ageing , longitudinal study , risk factor , psychiatry , pathology
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.
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