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Title: | Living in your own home and being socially connected at 95 years and beyond: a qualitative study | Contributor(s): | Neville, Stephen (author); Russell, Julia (author); Adams, Jeffery (author); Jackson, Debra (author) | Publication Date: | 2016 | DOI: | 10.1080/10376178.2016.1205457 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21866 | Abstract: | Background: Being socially connected is linked to positively influencing older people’s ability to remain living in their own homes and has shown to support independence and enhance wellbeing. Aim: To explore how individuals aged 95 years and older living in their own home remain socially connected. Methods: Informed by a critical gerontological approach, semistructured interviews with eight women and two men aged between 96 and 100 years were undertaken. Following transcription, data were thematically analysed. Results: Three main themes illuminating social connectedness were identified: 'Keeping company: staying connected with family and friends', 'Doing things together: engaging with paid and unpaid helpers' and 'Having pride and enjoyment: continuing with hobbies and interests'. Conclusion: It is important that health professionals and social service providers recognise the importance of social connectedness, and provide a range of options to support continuing social connectedness and community engagement for older people. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Contemporary Nurse, 52(2-3), p. 258-268 | Publisher: | Routledge | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1839-3535 1037-6178 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 111001 Aged Care Nursing 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 420502 Aged care nursing | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280114 Expanding knowledge in Indigenous studies 280112 Expanding knowledge in the health sciences 280103 Expanding knowledge in the biomedical and clinical science |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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