The loneliness of older people in mental health in nursing.
He, Shuai; Qin, Rixin (2020)
He, Shuai
Qin, Rixin
2020
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Loneliness often accompanies the elderly and can cause great harm to their life, spirit and
psychology. The global population over 60 years of age accounts for 12.3% of the world,
and about 40% of these elderly people feel lonely. The loneliness of the elderly is easily
overlooked, and there are few reports on this aspect.
This study aimed to understand how nurses take care of lonely elderly people. The purposes of this study were to help nurses better eliminate the psychological loneliness of
older people and meet their needs. Research question was: What nursing interventions
can be used to help lonely elderly people?
The study was implemented as a literature review, the data for the literature review were
collected using two databases: Emerald , Ebsco , PubMed and CRD. Over-all, nine articles
were chosen to be reviewed. Content analysis was applied in the analysis of the data.
There are two main categories: "Hospital" and "Home life". This is a care plan based on the
different environments in which the elderly live. For example, for elderly people living in
hospitals and nursing homes for a long time, nurses need to accompany them more and be
good at listening, so that the elderly have a positive attitude towards life. The results of the
article require clinical practice to determine whether these care measures can help the elderly relieve loneliness. Further research is needed to determine whether loneliness affects the
physical health of the elderly.
psychology. The global population over 60 years of age accounts for 12.3% of the world,
and about 40% of these elderly people feel lonely. The loneliness of the elderly is easily
overlooked, and there are few reports on this aspect.
This study aimed to understand how nurses take care of lonely elderly people. The purposes of this study were to help nurses better eliminate the psychological loneliness of
older people and meet their needs. Research question was: What nursing interventions
can be used to help lonely elderly people?
The study was implemented as a literature review, the data for the literature review were
collected using two databases: Emerald , Ebsco , PubMed and CRD. Over-all, nine articles
were chosen to be reviewed. Content analysis was applied in the analysis of the data.
There are two main categories: "Hospital" and "Home life". This is a care plan based on the
different environments in which the elderly live. For example, for elderly people living in
hospitals and nursing homes for a long time, nurses need to accompany them more and be
good at listening, so that the elderly have a positive attitude towards life. The results of the
article require clinical practice to determine whether these care measures can help the elderly relieve loneliness. Further research is needed to determine whether loneliness affects the
physical health of the elderly.