Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W2771988097> ?p ?o ?g. }
- W2771988097 endingPage "230" @default.
- W2771988097 startingPage "213" @default.
- W2771988097 abstract "Loneliness in old age has a negative influence on quality of life, health, and survival. To understand the phenomenon of loneliness in old age, the voices of lonely older adults should be heard. Therefore, the purpose of this meta-synthesis was to synthesize scientific studies of older adults’ experiences of loneliness. Eleven qualitative articles that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed and synthesized according to Noblit and Hare’s meta-ethnographic approach. The analysis revealed the overriding meaning of the existential human core of loneliness in old age expressed through the metaphor “trapped in an empty waiting room.” Four interwoven themes were found: (a) the negative emotions of loneliness, (b) the loss of meaningful interpersonal relationships, (c) the influence of loneliness on self-perception, and (d) the older adults’ endeavors to deal with loneliness. The joint contribution of family members, health care providers, and volunteers is necessary to break the vicious circle of loneliness." @default.
- W2771988097 created "2017-12-22" @default.
- W2771988097 creator A5015663513 @default.
- W2771988097 creator A5042160716 @default.
- W2771988097 creator A5063130810 @default.
- W2771988097 creator A5081139364 @default.
- W2771988097 creator A5082359313 @default.
- W2771988097 date "2017-12-13" @default.
- W2771988097 modified "2023-09-26" @default.
- W2771988097 title "“Trapped in an Empty Waiting Room”—The Existential Human Core of Loneliness in Old Age: A Meta-Synthesis" @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1524686719 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1589934965 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1696565706 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1776880351 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W186612347 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1870763436 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1934653113 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1963879101 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1965171537 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1971378231 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1974396319 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1974585263 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1976683237 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1982979055 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1994431376 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W1995475314 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2003473452 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2008067465 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2010220117 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2012774829 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2015037772 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2015405728 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2017577840 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2021435818 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2021549801 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2025968138 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2027166649 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2029943398 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2033213654 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2045261182 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2046141868 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2047087856 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2048168755 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2060036508 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2068247339 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2072857191 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2076514974 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2078378593 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2086463261 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2095349644 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2098646038 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2098987948 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2099350075 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2100491405 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2102732322 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2103372245 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2104242487 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2105306662 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2112362081 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2117140353 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2120043049 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2120113719 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2120329579 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2121125895 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2121210841 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2123162645 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2123476662 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2123933218 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2124396647 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2126911966 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2131526232 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2137454131 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2137551973 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2137748560 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2138664283 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2144903888 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2147029563 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2153353121 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2153865797 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2155437173 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2157607010 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2159410654 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2161202312 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2162895620 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2169719947 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2173036531 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2184367743 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2194211307 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2195786027 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2203456895 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2256275221 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2264218847 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2272589647 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2289278393 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2300517831 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2402676363 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2433639058 @default.
- W2771988097 cites W2460451430 @default.