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Shih, Yao-Chi. "Living alone and subsequent living arrangement transitions among older Americans." Thesis, University of Massachusetts Boston, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10118425.

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Past research often considers living alone as a risk factor for older persons. In fact, adverse health outcomes are associated with living arrangement transitions, suggesting a need to consider the dynamic process of living arrangements. Using eight waves of the Health and Retirement Study (1998–2012), this study examines three research questions: (1) Do older Americans’ living arrangements exhibit a pattern of sequence? (2) What are implications of living arrangements at particular older ages on life expectancy? (3) What factors predict transitions out of a living alone arrangement?

The first analysis displays and classifies ordered patterns of living arrangements over time. Baseline living arrangements have a substantial influence on subsequent transitions. Major patterns of women’s living arrangement sequences are more diverse than those for men. In particular, living alone is both the major living arrangements at baseline or intermediately after baseline. These results suggest the importance of the living arrangement status at old ages in relation to subsequent living arrangements over time.

Next, multistate life tables are estimated for calculating life expectancy in total and among distinct living arrangements. While the expected percentage of time spent living alone for men increases with age, about half of women’s total life expectancy at any ages is spent living alone. Older persons living alone do not have shorter life expectancies than those in co-residential living arrangements, particularly among women. This suggests a selection process in which less robust older persons tend to transition to other living arrangements or die at younger ages.

Lastly, discrete-time event history models are used to examine factors associated with transitioning from living alone. Sentinel health events and poorer functional status are associated with an increased risk of death, and, to a lesser extent, a subsequent transition to co-residence or institutionalization. Analyses of transitions from living alone measured concurrently with changes in functional status suggest that many transitions may be immediate reactions to a recent health decline rather than adjustments following a progressive health decline. In either case, subsequent co-residence does not appear to be a common adaptation for many older adults who live alone with increased needs for care.

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Pacey, Michael Arnold. "Living alone and living with children, the living arrangements of Canadian and Chinese Canadian seniors." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/MQ63351.pdf.

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Petry, Heidemarie. "Aging happens : experiences of Swiss women living alone /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7260.

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Frazer, Soraya Michele. "Older women's experiences of living alone with dementia." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2009. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/341/.

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This review aims to critically evaluate the recent literature on the impact of living alone on the well-being of older adults. A literature search was completed in order to identify relevant peer reviewed articles. Fifteen studies were reviewed, forming a heterogeneous group which included: comparing well-being and loneliness in older adults living alone with those living with others, exploring the experiences of older women living alone, predictors of quality of life in those living alone, investigating gender differences, comparing rural with urban living, the impact of social networks and illness on well-being, and the impact of being house-bound on sense of self. Conflicting evidence emerges. In general, living alone appears to have a negative impact on well-being, though not exclusively. Further research is suggested to explore the personal experiences and meanings of their lives to individuals who live alone.
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Yu, Wai Kwan. "Social life of older people living alone in Hong Kong." Thesis, University of York, 2014. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/9390/.

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Hong Kong’s population is ageing. The increase of older people living alone and their living arrangement have raised much concern in recent years. More seriously, many of those living alone are found and identified to be disengaged from the community and disadvantaged yet not helped by available services and support. The aim of this research is mainly to gain an in-depth understanding of the perspectives of the social lives of older people living alone in Hong Kong through exploring their social life patterns and experiences. The areas of study include the understanding of what major factors contribute to or influence their social lives and the difference in social life before and after living alone. A qualitative method is adopted by conducting in-depth semi-structured interviews with thirty Chinese older people aged 65 or over and living alone for five years or above. For the purpose of triangulation for reliability and validity, three focus groups were also conducted after the completion of individual interviews. Research findings indicate that the reasons for living alone for most of the research participants seem to be involuntary and the choice of living alone depends on some socioeconomic factors such as changes in family structure and life. The greatest change in lifestyle usually occurs because of the death of a spouse. Among those living alone for longer periods, family relationships with their adult children have diminished and thus, they long for genuine concern and care from others. Social life, as perceived by older people, is important as it brings benefits for mental health. Emotional support that develops by expanding social relationships with peer groups is the most important in later life when living alone. Most of the females enjoy expanding their social circles from their domestic circles. Males prefer to continue working after retirement. They show passive in joining social activities but develop their own interests. Worsening health, having no companion, financial difficulties and lacking community resources are regarded as obstacles to expanding their social circles and joining social activities. The findings of the study are expected to provide reference for service providers in the field of social work with older people to explore whether there are community resources or welfare services that can help to improve the social lives of older people living alone.
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Brzuzy, Stephanie. "Living alone or living with parents : a comparison study of adult survivors of head injuries /." The Ohio State University, 1995. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487861796818297.

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Ogg, Jim. "Transitions and pathways to living alone : changes in living arrangements amongst older people in late modernity." Thesis, Keele University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.251477.

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This thesis examines the phenomenon of the increasing number of middle-aged and older people who are living alone. Using survey and qualitative data, the principal aim is to determine whether the experience of living alone in later life and the way in which social relationships are organised is significantly different than in the past. Central to this aim is an analysis of how the different pathways to living alone, through widowhood, separation, divorce, and remaining single, influence the social relationships of men and women in different age cohorts. The thesis addresses these questions in the context of the conditions of late modernity, where the growth of intimacy has emerged as an important quality of relationships to exist alongside formerly dominant normative and prescriptive roles of the family. The findings provide little evidence that living alone represents a form of weakened family ties or other forms of informal networks. Despite this robustness, different pathways to living alone influence how social relationships are made, maintained and renewed. Among older people, the desire for residential independence following widowhood has been strengthened during the latter part of the twentieth century. The growth of intimacy as a defining feature of relationships is less applicable among the older age groups of individuals living alone. For middle-aged adults new pathways to living alone exist through separation and divorce. The characteristics of middle-aged individuals living alone suggest different types of experiences, resulting from influences such as life-style choices or separated families. Gender differences in the experience of living alone are an important feature among both the middle-aged and older age groups. The thesis concludes with hypotheses concerning how social support will be accessed by future cohorts of older people living alone.
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Sorensen, Pernille. "Older men living alone : a photoelicitation study of their social worlds." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2012. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/39150/.

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Nairne, Kathryn Elisa. "The housing needs of mature women living alone : "The triple whammy"." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31235.

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While there is growing concern about Canada's elderly, the same attention has not been centred on the next generation of female elderly - mature women. This thesis begins to redress this by exploring the needs and aspirations of a sub-set of this group: mature women living alone. A conceptual framework is developed entitled "The Triple Whammy", which considers the consequences of being a woman; societal disapproval of living alone, and the cultural impact of aging. Mature women are unique in that all three factors impact directly on their lives. Before discussing the framework directly, a brief discussion of the theoretical constructs of Canadian housing policy is included to provide an introduction to the philosophy behind housing delivery and housing disadvantage. This is relevant to "The Triple Whammy" because housing is the area where mature women are most hard hit. To illustrate "The Triple Whammy" and the androcentric bias which permeates the extant literature, a literature review examines each of these factors separately and then together to highlight the systemic barriers faced by mature women living alone. The thesis examines socio-economic characteristics to explore their statistical disadvantage vis-à-vis other groups in Canada, with particular emphasis on the differences between women and men. These differences have profound implications for housing because mature women living alone have low incomes and do not benefit from the economies of scale accruing to couples. The socio-economic overview gives further evidence for the validity of "The Triple Whammy" framework. The case study consists of three main parts: an introduction to Vancouver's housing situation; participatory research with mature women from the Mature Women's Network and The Brambles Housing Co-operative; and an assessment of the validity of the research approach. Two workshops were conducted and twenty women participated. Because the women living in The Brambles were mostly chosen from the Mature Women's Network, I felt that working with the two groups would create an interesting and valid comparison. The women have a common experience, as they are mature women. By working with these groups, I intended to isolate the differences in housing, i.e., living in a mature women's cooperative or not, as the primary determinant of satisfaction. The discussion centred around the values we have for housing, what we like best about our housing and what we would like to change. The workshops highlighted the commonalities of mature women's experience of "The Triple Whammy". The research findings indicate that the women in The Brambles are much more satisfied with their housing and are more optimistic about the future. The women from the Mature Women's Network were frustrated by the lack of housing opportunities open to them. They were very concerned that their current housing would not meet their needs as they grow older. Overall, the research indicates that a mature women's cooperative better meets housing needs than market rental. The assessment of the workshop was very positive. Most women enjoyed the opportunity to discuss these issues with other mature women. The choice of research setting and format was appropriate in this instance. To conclude, some philosophical housing principles and general policy implications are outlined. These are designed to lessen the impact of "The Triple Whammy" and to create better human communities for mature women living alone.
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Chen, Yu. "An exploratory study of older people living alone in Chongming, Shanghai." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2013. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/an-exploratory-study-of-older-people-living-alone-in-chongming-shanghai(625e025e-0372-4650-800c-0d0e58e26eb0).html.

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Background: The number of older people living alone is increasing due to dramatic population ageing and changes in living arrangements. Little is known about older people living alone in Mainland China and their quality of life (QoL) where collectivism and filial responsibility are emphasised. Aims: This study aimed to explore the health status, life circumstances and QoL of older people living alone in Chongming, Shanghai. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of a stratified random cluster sample of 521 community-dwelling older people aged 60 years and above and living alone was conducted in Chongming, Shanghai. The structured questionnaire included validated measures to assess the health status, loneliness, social support, physical activity, health services utilisation and satisfaction, housing and QoL. Results: Over two fifths of the participants rated their health as good despite 44.5% reporting chronic diseases and 47.6% reporting being depressed. Most participants reported a high level of functional ability and were satisfied with their health services and overall dwelling conditions. However, over four fifths of the participants reported moderate/moderately high levels of loneliness. The social support mean score was 30.5, lower than the Chinese population norm. The participants’ health status, loneliness, social support, physical activity, health services satisfaction and satisfaction with overall dwelling conditions varied across the sample. Over two fifths of the participants perceived their QoL as good. Satisfaction with overall dwelling conditions, self-rated health, functional ability, depression, economic level, social support, loneliness, occupation and satisfaction with health services were predictors of QoL accounting for 68.8% of the variance. Additionally, depression and occupation had an interaction effect upon QoL. Conclusions: Older people living alone in Chongming, Shanghai are a disadvantaged heterogeneous group who need special attention. The proposed QoL model provides the basis for further enquiry regarding the needs of different sub-groups and future policy interventions.
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Roberts, Daniel C. "Saturday Nights Alone." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd892.pdf.

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Shanley, Ryan M. "A Forgotten Population: Older Men Who Live Alone." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1461952856.

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Sundeson, Lisa, Sofia Wilhelmsson, and Johanna Brard. "Känsla av sammanhang : En studie kring äldre ensamboendes välmående." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-105505.

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ABSTRACT Introduction: This study is based on Aantonovskys SOC-theory; Sense of Coherence. SOC can be described as a theory which describes how a person experience her existence and the theory is based on three key expressions; comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness. Aim: The aim of the study is to examine a group of elderly (>80 years) men and women who live alone to investigate how many percent of the group that estimate a high value of SOC. The study aims to investigate which factors contribute to the fact that a person achieve a high value of SOC and increase the understanding about how these factors concretely can appear in a persons life. Methods: Questionnaire (SOC scale) and Interviews. Results: Out of 59 questionnaires, 10 were answered completely. The 10 answers were represented equally of 50 % women and 50% men. Three persons out of ten (30%) estimated a high SOC (>160p). From the answered questionnaires, the 6 representatives with the highest estimated SOC were chosen for participating in interviews. The chosen people hade an estimated SOC-value between 132 and 177 points. The content from the interviews were analyzed and seven different subcategories were found consisting of common factors that had contributed to a high value of SOC. The subcategories were; relations, childhood, belief, conditions, career, occupation and experiences. Afterwards the subcategories were re-established to the three key-expressions; comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness. Conclusions: The number of answered questionnaires in the investigation was unexpected very low and therefore the result is only to be applied as an example of the meaning that the procedure have for the result. However the result from the interviews is to be considered as possible to transmit into the work with elderly in healthcare. The result shows how factors that contribute to good health can be expressed in elderly peoples life. This makes it easier for the nurse to take care of and illuminate these factors and to work from a salutogenetic perspective.

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Kaushik, Alka Rani Electrical Engineering &amp Telecommunications Faculty of Engineering UNSW. "Unobtrusive monitoring of health status of elderly people living alone at home." Publisher:University of New South Wales. Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/40771.

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This thesis addresses the hypothesis that unobtrusive monitoring of daily living could be used to evaluate changes in the health status of frail elderly people living alone at home. Low cost motion sensors can be used for monitoring the long term trends in occupant?s well-being in terms of physical, mental, social and environmental factors. The monitored data can be used to quantitatively measure parameters that can provide insight into the level of activity and functional ability of the subject. Any deviations in these parameters can provide information on the changing health status of the subject. This thesis attempts for the first time to establish a mathematical and statistical framework for the monitoring of functional health status in the home using a network of wireless sensors to monitor occupancy in each room of the house. A low power and low cost, unobtrusive occupancy monitoring system using ZigBee wireless technology and passive infrared sensors has been developed by the Biomedical Systems Laboratory at the University of New South Wales. The essence of the occupancy monitoring system is to detect variations in the activities of daily living (ADL) of elderly people living alone at home. The finite state, discrete parameter, time homogeneous Markov chain represents a theoretical framework for an unobtrusive occupancy monitoring system. An implementation of this framework for monitoring occupancy pattern is presented in real time use. The system was evaluated in a series of field studies in laboratory and home environment, in supervised and unsupervised settings, using cohorts of healthy elderly subjects living alone in their homes in community dwelling setting. A pilot trial was conducted in which four healthy elderly subjects living alone had PIR motion sensors installed in their homes at strategic points for a period of up to 13 weeks. The functionality of the system was evaluated over a domain of basic daily activities. A profile of the activities, in real time environment, for different times and days was stored as transition probability matrices. Automatic techniques for interpreting the test data captured by the system in terms of human movements were evaluated and compared with the wellness profile of the subject. Trial results exhibited that clinically significant model parameters were able to detect longitudinal deviations in the functional health status of elderly people.
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Desjardins, Diane Lynn. "Uncertainty and coping, older women living alone with the fear of falling." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq21260.pdf.

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Cho, Ji-Young. "Effects of practical needs and familism values on living arrangements among Korean-born immigrant widows in the U.S. living alone vs. living with adult children /." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/3322.

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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2006
Thesis research directed by: Public and Community Health. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Lukes-Dyer, Nadine. "Social Isolation Risk Among Older Adults Who Live Alone." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4799.

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As individuals age, their likelihood of experiencing mental and physical problems increases, as does their risk of developing social isolation. Behavioral, physiological, and/or psychological changes are common manifestations of social isolation. Increased morbidity and mortality are the outcome. Ecological systems theory and social baseline theory provided the framework to explore 10 older individuals' perceptions of risk for social isolation and their perceived barriers to social integration. Data for this interpretive phenomenological study were collected from participant diaries, interviews, the 6-item de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (DJGLS-6), the Lubben Social Network Scale 6 (LSNS-6), a demographic survey, and a social support profile. The Colaizzi method and interpretive phenomenological analysis were used to analyze diaries and interviews. Participant demographics, DJGLS-6, LSNS-6, and social support profile data were used to enrich descriptions of the participants and find other themes. Results indicated that most participants like living alone. However, more than half reported periods of loneliness and 4 reported estrangement from an offspring. Experiences of negative age-related treatment were described by many participants and most reported that transportation and mobility issues were the biggest barriers to social integration. Additionally, many participants reported that access to planned social activities would alleviate social isolation. Implications for positive social change arise from this research in the form of increased awareness of the experiences and perceptions of older individuals at risk for social isolation. Additionally, these findings can inform future research, policy change, and strategies for social isolation interventions and prevention.
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Prakash, Akanksha. "Understanding social connectedness of older adults who live alone." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/54981.

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Ample evidence underscores the deleterious effects of loneliness on health and mortality. Therefore, it is important that loneliness risks are identified across all ages and appropriate measures are devised to address those risks. Although almost a third of the US older adult population lives alone, there is limited research on the social connectedness (or its lack thereof) in this subset of older adults. This dissertation specifically focused on understanding loneliness (its extent, variance, and sources of variance) in older adults who live alone and do not use the Internet. The results indicate that the loneliness reported in this subset of older adults is greater than that found in general older adult samples. Social isolation (measured by social network variables) and emotional well-being emerged as significant predictors of loneliness in this group. Demographics, personality, and technology experience did not predict variance in loneliness beyond that predicted by social isolation and emotional well-being. To understand if Internet adoption can provide greater opportunities for connectedness, a qualitative study was also conducted. This study focused on the subjective experiences of living alone, relationships with friends, family, and groups in the context of living alone, and the role of technology in supporting connectedness needs. Loneliness was the most commonly reported challenge associated with living alone and was often described in terms of lack of companionship or someone to share one’s feelings with. The older adult Internet users perceived usefulness of Internet-based social media as a compensatory tool for communication, but valued in-person interactions more. Together these studies provided insights into the social connectedness of older adults who live alone. The findings advanced the understanding of the complexities of living alone in older age and helped identify directions to best address social connectedness needs while also supporting older adults’ desire to continue to age in the living arrangement of their choice. Finally, the gaps in research on older adults’ use of social media and its potential to support connectedness for an aging population were also addressed.
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Tso, Bik Chu Pinky. "Determinants of quality of life in Chinese elderly women living alone in Hong Kong." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2007. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/859.

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Merriman, Ryan. "We Rode Alone, Of Course: A Collection of Short Stories." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1588689884957891.

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Trendell, Elizabeth. "Living wages in society and literature." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/1422360.

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Boeger, Kelly L. "Effect of living arrangement and meals eaten alone on the nutrition status of older adults /." View online, 2008. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131414052.pdf.

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Bellin, Connie Louise. "An exploration of women's experience of growing older while living alone in a rural community /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7226.

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Henderson, Marjory Jean. "In-home preventive health assessment and telephone case management for over 75s living alone in independent living units: A cluster randomised controlled trial." Queensland University of Technology, 2005. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16132/.

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Background Many trials in the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia have attempted to evaluate the effectiveness of preventive in-home health assessment and home care programs for older people. Trials have differed widely in their processes, including the dependence levels of subjects, assessment components and locations (clinic/home), intensity of case management (frequency of contact, length of follow-up period, scope of interventions) and methods of case management (telephone/visits). Preventive programs use valuable health resources and, although there has been inconclusive evidence of their effectiveness, programs combining preventive in-home health assessment and home care for older people have been introduced into public policy in Australia and internationally. Ongoing research is therefore essential in order to identify the positive benefits for older people, and establish their effectiveness with regard to health resource utilisation. Purpose The purpose of the study was to maintain the health status of older people living alone in the community by implementing a preventive health assessment and follow-up home care program. Research Design An experimental group was compared with a control group using a cluster randomised controlled trial methodology. Health outcomes were measured pre and post intervention, including health perception, functional ability, psychosocial status, client satisfaction, and health resource utilisation. Population and Sample The population for this study consisted of people aged 75 years and over who lived alone in Independent Living Units within managed retirement facilities, and who were highly independent in their activities of daily living. The final sample totalled 124, comprising of an experimental group (n=61) and a control group (n=63). The sample resided in South East Queensland. Intervention The intervention for the study "A Community Preventive Health Model for over 75s Living Alone" comprised of five major elements: 1) targeting before health and/or social crisis, and while community care needs were low; 2) linking clients with a community nurse; 3) comprehensive health assessments and identification of needs; 4) introduction of basic health care and community services and referrals if required; and 5) case management by three-monthly telephone contact. Assessments and case management were carried out by experienced community care registered nurses, and case management was performed for a one year period. The control group received health assessments and phone calls similar to the experimental group for data collection purposes, and to balance the risk of a Hawthorne effect due to regular contacts with participants. However all aspects of case management were omitted from all episodes of contact with the control group. For ethical reasons control group participants were supplied with a summary of their health assessment results to share with their GP if they wished. Data Collection and Instruments Measures of health perception, functional ability and psychosocial status occurred at two points (baseline and after 12 months). Measures of health resource utilisation, mortality and client satisfaction were measured after twelve months. A combination of several widely-used, valid and reliable instruments, as well as some newly developed data collection tools, were used to measure health outcomes. Data Analysis Independent group t-tests and Chi-square tests were used to examine for baseline differences between the experimental and control groups, and also to analyse health resource utilisation data at Time 2. A series of ANCOVA tests were applied to test the remaining hypotheses, so that the effects of Time 1 scores and potential confounding variables could be incorporated into the analyses. Results The experimental group and control group were homogenous at baseline for all demographic variables and all major outcome variables. The intervention model was applied for one year, with 66% (n = 40) in the experimental group having at least one unmet need identified and appropriate interventions undertaken. Only a small proportion of interventions (16%) were recorded as not being followed through by clients, and the majority (59%) resulted in needs being met or problems resolved. Results showed no benefits were gained from the program after one year for experimental group participants for the outcomes of health perception, functional ability, psychosocial status, health resource utilisation and mortality. However, the experimental group did show a statistically significantly higher level of satisfaction with care. Conclusions Comprehensive assessments performed by Registered Nurses with expertise in gerontology resulted in the identification of previously undetected unmet needs. When comprehensive assessment was combined with low intensity case management for a one year period, higher levels of client satisfaction with care were achieved. Therefore a model involving Registered Nurses with advanced knowledge and experience in aged care, working in collaboration with General Practitioners and community service organisations, could have considerable benefits in identifying unmet needs and improving client satisfaction. However, no client benefit was detected for quality of life outcomes, nor was a reduction in health resource utilisation found. This result from an Australian cohort is consistent with findings from many other international trials (Van Haastregt et al., 2000). It is possible that methodological issues are masking the effect of the intervention. Are we measuring appropriate outcomes? Are we expecting long-term outcomes in short time frames? Are we applying the model appropriately across a diverse older population? Further research to explore these questions is recommended for the future.
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Gibson, Allison K. "Investigating the Association of Social Network and Well-Being of Individuals Living Alone with Cognitive Impairment." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408309903.

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Du, Plessis Hermanus Johannes. "'Child and serpent, star and stone - all alone' the duality of God and nature in children's literature /." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12192005-121046/.

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Huang, Eileen. "Alone but not lonely : Developing a dish dryer for single households." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för design (DE), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-67291.

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Sweden has the highest number of single households in the world, yet the majority of household appliances are targeted towards other groups. In a society where single households and compact living are becoming increasingly present, the need for targeted products has become more relevant. The purpose of this project was to design a product which addresses these problems, and eases the everyday life of the intended users. The project was executed using several design methods, such as analytical, observational and practical ones, including interviews with a focus group consisting of 15 people. The use of these design methods identified that the biggest sources of concern amongst the target group were those related to the drying of dishes washed by hand, which led to the development of a dish rack with built in dryers. The design of this product was based on the testing of potential technical solutions and feedback from the focus group, resulting in a kitchen appliance that is uniquely adapted to the needs of single households with limited kitchen space. This design was then presented through sketches, virtual 3D models, and a physical prototype.
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Chrisman, Alyssa. "“And We Weren’t Alone”: Portrayals of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Young Adult Literature." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1491942992382162.

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Nasir, Faiza. "Here alone : the role of coping and adaptation in Afghan Unaccompanied Minors (UAM's) living in the UK." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/27572.

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The literature review explored the role of coping and adaptation in unaccompanied minors (UAM’s) living in western countries. The review highlighted seven studies, although one study was excluded from the synthesis stage due to poor quality. A thematic synthesis (Thomas & Harden, 2008) found internal and external resources, and bi-cultural identity development, as important in coping and adaptation in UAM’s. Future research is needed to both broaden the understanding of coping in UAM’s and to explore these themes in further detail. The research study explored the role of coping and adaptation in Afghan UAM’s living in the UK. Participants took photographs of things that had helped them to cope and this formed the basis of qualitative interviews. The transcripts were analysed using a thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006). The findings highlighted three themes as important in the participants’ experiences, ‘Acculturation’. ‘Success’ and ‘Growing Pains’. The findings were discussed in the context of existing research, recommendations for clinical practice and future research. Finally, a personal account of the researcher’s reflections on the research process can be found in the critical appraisal.
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Huang, Song-Lin. "Towards a different mixed economy of care in Taiwan? : public domiciliary care for elderly people living alone." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.289264.

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Poissant, David James. "The Cost of Living: Stories." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1305644279.

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Kelly, Michael R. ""Be living and not dead souls" : Gogol's art of transformation." Connect to resource, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1229698451.

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Johnson, Kara A. James Henry. "Living picture, living voice : the public performance of women in Henry James's The Bostonians /." Connect to online version, 2007. http://ada.mtholyoke.edu/setr/websrc/pdfs/www/2007/207.pdf.

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Pleschberger, Sabine, Elisabeth Reitinger, Birgit Trukeschitz, and Paulina Wosko. "Older people living alone (OPLA) - non-kin-carers' support towards the end of life: qualitative longitudinal study protocol." Springer Nature, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1243-7.

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Background: A growing number of older people, mainly women, live in single households. They represent avulnerable group as staying at home may turn out challenging when care needs increase, particularly at the end oflife. Non-kin-carers can play an essential role in supporting individuals' preferences to stay at home. In research Little attention has been paid to non-kin-carers, such as friends and neighbors, yet. Thus, the Older People Living Alone (OPLA) study will evaluate whether non-kin support is robust enough to enable care dependent people to stay athome even at the end of life. This paper aims to introduce the research protocol. Methods: We plan to apply a qualitative longitudinal study to better understand how older people living aloneand their non-kin-carers manage to face the challenges with increased care needs towards the end-of-life. We willconduct serial interviews with the older persons living alone and their non-kin-carers. A total of 20-25 completedata sets and up to 200 personal interviews were planned. These will be complemented by regular telephonecontacts. All interviews will be analysed following the grounded theory approach and strategies for reconstructingcase trajectories, supported by MAXQDA software. In the course of the study, inter- and transdisciplinary workshopsshall assure quality and support knowledge transfer. Discussion: This study protocol aims to guide research in a field that is difficult to approach, with regard to itstopic, methodology and the interdisciplinary approach. As this study introduces longitudinal qualitative Research methodology in the field of home care in Austria, a deeper understanding of (end-of-life-) care trajectories will beenhanced, which is of major relevance for future care planning. With investment in additional reflexivity andcommunication procedures innovative results and robust knowledge are expected outcomes.
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Jones, Shirley Marie. "'I am alone. I am a woman.' : fictions of the self in the writings of Margaret Oliphant." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.250752.

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He, Xiao-lu, and 何小璐. "Aging Experience of Elderly Women Living Alone." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/83235616780877505983.

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國立暨南國際大學
諮商心理與人力資源發展學系輔導與諮商研究所
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Abstract This research examined the aging experience of elderly women living alone using the qualitative methodology of in-depth interview. The study recruited three elderly women who have lived alone for at least 8 years as research participants. The contents of the interviews were analyzed with fellow researchers and in the context of related literature. The main findings are listed below: 1. Having an independent personality benefits elderly women living alone. They feel happier while living alone. Elderly women who were relatively less independent felt more stressed while living alone, especially from interpersonal relationships. 2. None of the three participants had undergone formal education. Yet, they showed very different individual competencies. Other than personal experience and personality, these individual competencies were related to the reasons for their living alone, and the number of years lived alone. 3. Although there are individual differences among the three participants, all of them think that living alone was better for, and suit them. Their biggest reward from living alone was freedom, and freedom gave them happiness. 4. Elderly women living alone, like all elderly people, have experienced physical, psychological, and social changes. Like every elderly person, the participants felt the deterioration in physical health the most keenly, and derive their own unique aging experience from this process. 5. All three participants have different ways of regulating their emotions while living alone. With these relatively idiosyncratic methods, they were eventually successful in soothing their own emotions. The researcher discussed the main findings and offered her own suggestions. Keywords: elderly women living alone；aging experience
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Hsieh, yu-mei, and 謝玉美. "Comparison of nutritional and health ststus in elderly living alone with non-living alone wan-hua region in TAIPEI." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/60238997253255405792.

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國立台北護理學院
長期照護研究所
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The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship among nutritional status, health status, living function and cognitive function of the elderly living alone. The effective factors on the nutritional status and the malnutrition prevention were also studied. For the 120 residences living alone in the Wan-Hua region in Taipei.is the case; another one is a comparison of 240 non-living alone. The study adopted the characteristic of demography; Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), Nutrition Screening Initiative（NSI）, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) and Short Portable mental state questionnaire (SPMSQ) , Geriatric Depression scale (GDS)were conducted. The results indicate that the living alone elderly’s nutrition and health status is poorer compared with that of non- living alone. The living alone elderly is men; mean age is78.06±6.08 years old, higher than non-living alone. The education level is lower; the source of income is retirement pension. BMI mean value is 23.4±3.7; each elderly had a chronic disease of which the average value is2.1kinds; taking medicine is 4.1±2.3kinds. Mini Nutritional Assessment means is 23.7±3.5; ADL means is95.6±14.0; IADL means is7.6±1.4; SPMSQmeans is 0.5±1.1; the Geriatric Depression scale morbidity in living alone is13%.NSI means is 4.6±2.8,non-living alone is 1.4±1.2. The living alone elderly having malnutrition is 76.81％,logistic regression shows living alone having malnutrition is eleven than non living alone; old elderly is more than young old elderly having malnutrition.. Poor activities of daily living and lower cognition function, higher depression index also have high ratio of malnutrition . This study helps us to understand the nutrition, mental and health status of the elderly living alone. Thus, we may improve the nutrition and health program based on this study. Furthermore, this study can serve as references for the planning of healthful diet and mental consulting.
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Zhang, Huai-Yuan, and 張懷元. "Design Intelligence Living Room for Group of Silver Hairs Living Alone People." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/24409007514432444634.

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東南科技大學
電機工程研究所
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The elder group is the main object of this thesis. We come up of one living space that is suitable for elder people who are living alone. We call it the wise and unworried living space. It is used for the care facilities or the normal families. Moreover, we put safety, comfort, and human's dignity into consideration. Thus, we put thermostatic, anti-burglar, and anti-falling down into the research. Through this development, we expect to create a thermostat mattress for our customers. In addition, we emphasize on falling because we all know that falling happens the most for elder people, so we design a system that is able to detect if there's someone falling and the system is connected to the mattress and the ground. Moreover, the anti-burglar system is for those elders who are living alone. With that system, they can easily be informed that there's someone breaking into the house
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HUANG, LIN-YA, and 黃琳雅. "Service Design for Caring the Elderly Living Alone." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2ae78r.

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國立雲林科技大學
設計學研究所
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There were three in five of the elderly living alone in Taiwan considered continue living alone would be an ideal way of living in the future. The ideal social network helps elderly living alone fight with loneliness and evaluate life quality. The purpose of this research was – First, to explore the needs for caring service of elderly living alone. Second, apply co-creation spirit in service design with stakeholders, to define the way that develops innovation caring service. And finally, propose caring service design concepts which were closer to the needs of elderly living alone. This research adopted service design process - (1) Explore service field; (2) Analyze and define problems; (3) Develop service concept; (4) Plan service structure and service touchpoints. To address this issue, semi-structured interview, contextual inquiry, affinity diagram, and participatory workshop were conducted. To conclude - (1) Stakeholder maps, persona, and five caring service spirits help to focus the way of the future caring service. (2) Stakeholders are important roles of value co-creation during the caring design process. (3) Two kinds of service design concepts for caring the elderly living alone.
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Wu, Wen-Ting, and 吳雯婷. "The economic planning of the elder who living alone and living with spouse." Thesis, 1998. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/13276124638102575551.

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miao-yi, liang, and 梁妙儀. "The Self-Care Experience of Schizophrenia Patients Living Alone." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/10332649709506499507.

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輔仁大學
護理學系碩士班
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Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore the living alone experiences of Schizophrenia patients, and, through the understanding of this, to properly help them lived adapt in community. The method of phenomenology was applied, The researcher, as Observer as participants, entered the research unit. The data were collected through the in-depth interview and Observation, under intersubjectivity relationship. Seven patients were be interviewed in all of adapted ones, 13 sessions and 15 notes in total. The data described and inducted by using Giorgi’s five basic step of analysis, result revealed 3 major concepts, included:(1)falling: broken relationship, delayed-development, and desolation ;(2)suffering: thought disturb, lose control and control, work-limited, poor, social withdrawal; (3)plan: change, balance, rely on God. The result are discussed in term of “falling”, “suffering”, “plan”. The study suggestion may help nurses clinical practice , policy, future research approach.
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LEE, MEI-HUA, and 李美華. "The study of the Home-care needs of the living alone aged-cases from the listed living alone aged in I-Lan county." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/39038030139670135911.

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佛光人文社會學院
社會教育學研究所
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Abstract With rapid aging population, changing patterns of diseases and increasing needs for home care services, a wide variety of problems relating to elderly health care came along, including the problem of taking care of the elderly living alone. To provide essential services to the elderly who were truly in need was critical under the circumstance of limited resources. Therefore, realizing the needs for caring the elderly living alone in Yilan County, reinforcing the effective management on resources and proposing projects to satisfy the needs for home care for the senior citizens living alone in Yilan County were vital. There were three purposes for this study: The first one was to determine the mental and physical conditions of the elderly living alone; the second one was to explore how the system of home care service was applied to the elderly; and the last one was to investigate the needs for home care for the elderly. The research method of qualitative approach was adopted by this study: a field trip to interview the seniors living alone in order to collect the data. The studied area covered Luodong Town, Dongshan Town, Sanshing Town, Jiaosi Town and Touchen Town in Yilan County. Based on the theories of Cognitive Appraisal and Coping Strategies, 19 senior citizens living alone, from 65 to 90 years old, were surveyed. The findings of this study revealed that the elderly indicated no signs of poverty and sickness, lack of care, eccentricity, or insanitation as reported by the media. They possessed more or less abilities to support themselves, and they tried to live their daily lives without bothering others. They were not pessimistic and they had gotten rid of the conventional concept of living with their children and grandchildren, which shattered the images of stereotype for the elderly that ordinary people had. According to the analyzed data from the interviews and the research findings: this study suggested: 1. To the government: to legislate and to advocate the traditional morality and ethics; to build a sound insurance system; to promote the measures of the government taking care of the elderly; to supervise the local governments to be active in caring the elderly; to persuade the seniors living alone to participate community activities ; to enhance the safety service for the elderly living alone (establishing a network of safety monitoring system); to provide more medical subsidies for the elderly; to confer the responsibility of taking care of the elderly on the people in the community; to appeal the media to focus more on the positive sides of the elderly living alone; to evaluate the nursing organizations; to offer opportunities of employment for the elderly. 2. To the elderly: to participate social activities; to exercise their own bodies; to be active; to prepare a will in advance; to practice goodwill and learn to give; to be educated as long as they lived. 3. To the elderly to be living alone: to maintain healthy; to take part in social services; to obtain financial protection; to fully utilize every function that one had; to plan the career for one’s own life. 4. To the future study: to study the needs for the elderly living alone; to compare the measures and policies of social welfare for the elderly; to select the contents for research. Keywords: the elderly living alone, the needs for care
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Huang, Ming-Wei, and 黃名瑋. "Relationship Between the Living Arrangment and Health Among Living Non-alone Elderly in Taiwan." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/24495047721941638203.

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國立陽明大學
衛生福利研究所
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Background The family structure has changed, result that the lack of manpower.Also lead to the children take turns to take care for their parents, then impact on the physical and mental health of the elderly. Objective Examine the relationship between the living arrangment and health among living non-alone elderly in Taiwan. Include the self-assessment, physiological, psychological and social health situation. Methods This study is a cross-sectional observational, used secondary data to analysis.Data sources form The Longitudinal Survey of Health and LIVING Status of the Elderly in Taiwan 1999-2003.The living arrangement include the fixed and alter.And the socio-economicstatus were used gender, age, education basic characteristics, marital status, social support and chronic disease history. The study may to emerge self selection bias ,so we used Propensity score to adjust.In addition, to investigate the effect that living arrangements to the different populations, so stratified analysis on gender, age, education level, marital status. Results The number of cases is 2280,95.5% is fixed living,and 4.4% is alter living.The current living arrangement’s factors model show that when prophase is alter living,then the current is alter living about 61 times. In addition,the illiteracy, widowed , divorced , separated , never married,vision or joint disease history and pre self-rated health better is possibility to alter living. The current health’s factor model show that alter living’s IADL (β=1.35436, p=0.0043) and cognitive function (β=-0.24209, p=0.0162) is related decline. Conclusion This study shows that when prophase is alter living, illiteracy, widowed , divorced , separated , never married, vision or joint disease history and pre self-rated health better, then the current is possible alter living .The reason may is the living environment or caregiver isn’t stable, could related to IADL and the cognitive function. For the population that women, 65 to 74 years old, 75 to 102 years old, literacy , widowed ,divorced ,separated and never married. Alter living is negative correlation to health status,then we can know living arrangements have different effects for different ethnic groups .
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Lin, Hsiu-O., and 林秀娥. "The study of psychological needs of the elderly living alone." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/77563770952085499788.

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國立暨南國際大學
輔導與諮商研究所
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This study explores the psychological needs of elderly living alone and aims to know the psychological adjustment problems and coping strategies of the elderly, to understand what they need psychologically, and to offer some suggestions for future study in the field of elderly living alone. The study interviewed with six elder persons over 65 years old who live alone and studies the data with thematic analysis. The result is shown below: A. The sources of anxiety of elderly living alone come from: a feeling of no self-value, a sense of ambivalence when passing on the experience to the younger generation, finding no listener to their worries, the anxiety about illness, the fear of body degeneration, the pain of facing the death of their children, the struggle in dealing with their widowed lives, and a sense of loneliness caused by fickleness of human nature. B. To solve the problems above, this study provides the following suggestions: The elderly living alone should hold a positive attitude toward any challenge in life, restart their lives with new life purpose, enlist the psychological support from religious belief, stop from attributing any misfortunes to destiny, rebuild a stable relationship with the new company, use media to connect their lives with the community, find a sense of contentment by being looked after, and finally hope for future. C. This study finds that the psychological needs of elderly living alone can often be seen as: aspiring freedom, hoping to be associated with the community, taking care of the family, arranging their funerals, hoping to be respected from others, finding the value of being an elder person, recounting young life story, passing knowledge to the young people, finding a way to relieve their pressure, and the need of being provided with information about their health condition. Accordingly, some suggestions for future research and mental health care of elderly living alone are also provided in the study.
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Yetter, L. Susan. "The experience of older men living alone a phenomenological perspective /." 2008. http://cdm256101.cdmhost.com/cdm-p256101coll31/document.php?CISOROOT=/p256101coll31&CISOPTR=90587.

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Chiu, Tsai-Wei, and 邱彩薇. "Living Alone or with Children?: Living Arrangements and Quality of Life for Elderly people in Taiwan." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/42884208470811263436.

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國立臺北大學
社會學系
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According to the official statistics, one tenth of the population in Taiwan will be at the age of 65 or above by the end of 2010. Aging, and related social policies, has become the most important social issue in Taiwan. When elderly people face physical deterioration and social disengagement, their living arrangements will impact their economic exchange, social interaction, and, most importantly, quality of life. Previous studies have claimed that the proportion of elderly people living with their married children is declining in Taiwan, but under the traditional values of filial piety in Asia, living with one's children is still considered a better living arrangement to improve elderly people’s life satisfaction. Studies of living arrangements often discuss co-residence preferences but rarely measure them, instead assuming that actual living arrangements are a partial consequence of preference, thus ignoring the actual preferences of elderly individuals. This study takes both preferred living arrangements and actual living arrangements into consideration. The results shows that as long as there is no gap between the ideal living arrangement and the reality, there is no difference in life satisfaction between living alone or living with children. Elderly people who cannot live as they prefer show low life satisfaction. The policy implications of this research suggest there is no single best living arrangement for elderly people in Taiwan; rather, it is important to take elderly people’s voices into consideration to assure their quality of life.
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Gauthier, Mary Jane. "Nutrition-related attitudes and health practices of elderly women living alone." 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/9470.

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Fowler, Aubrey R. "Dinner for one a grounded theory of grocery shopping in the single-person household /." 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1564020481&sid=4&Fmt=2&clientId=14215&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2008.
Title from title screen (site viewed Nov. 20, 2008). PDF text: vii, 201 p. : col. ill. ; 2 Mb. UMI publication number: AAT 3315059. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche formats.
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Yeh, Juo-Fen, and 葉若分. "Exploring the needs of elder people living alone: An action research approach." Thesis, 2003. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/32286522421580659770.

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國立陽明大學
社區護理研究所
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The purpose of the study is to explore the needs of the elders who live alone and the ways they take to meet these needs as well as to identify gaps between various kinds of formal service delivery systems and elders’needs and between elders ’needs and community resources. To ensure the subjectivity of the elderly, action research approach is adopted. The role of the nursing profession is actively reflected during the process. The findings of this study indicated that the elders’needs conformed to the Maslow’s theory of needs hierarchy. However, the needs for care differed between the healthy and the ill elders. The study also found that elder persons much satisfied with services delivered by informal sector, such as volunteers and community patrol than services delivered by formal sector, such as public nursing health care. Through the action process, both the community workers and the older people have enhanced their capabilities of taking care of the elderly. The researcher is also aware how can she perform her professional role in public health practicum and change some traditional ways of thinking by doing this action research. Some of following suggestions have been derived by this study： 1. At the policy level, it is important to establish a single- entry system connecting non-profit organizations with with governmental systems and to empower the public health nurses as care managers to coordinate various kinds of services. Also a service program targeted on assisting the elders with financial management is in needs. 2. At the practice level, don’t label the elders who living alone as ‘a weaker’. Enhancing the elders’ capacity to achieve independence and self-esteem is the key to provide the appropriate service to them. What has been neglected for the elderly was they have needs for intimacy and companionship, which has been ignored by traditional ways of thinking. 3.It is necessary for the public health nurses to be prepared and become involved with community political interactions. 4. Action research should be encouraged using by public health nurses to explore the problems and problem-solving strategic related to public health practicum.
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Yang, Hui-ju, and 楊惠如. "Health Status and Long-term care Needs among Community Elderly Living Alone." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/30499510859703794418.

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美和技術學院
健康照護研究所
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The purposes of this study were to examine the demographic variables, health status, long-term care needs and their relationships among the elderly living alone in community. A cross-sectional design, through face- to- face interview with structured questionnaires, was used for data collection. Two hundred community elderly living alone were selected by cluster random sampling from Pingtung area. The questionnaires included the Demographic Inventory, Perceived Health Status Scale and Hierarchy of the Care Require (HCR).The validity and reliability of the questionnaires were satisfactory. Data were analyzed by percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent samples t-test, One-Way ANOVA , Pearson product - moment correlation, and stepwise multiple regression. The results were as follow: (1) the mean score of age was 78.84, the mean year of living alone was 21.38, the mean number of chronic disease was 2.44, and had a median-to-low score of perceived health status. (2) male, high school educational level, Hakka People, New Taiwanese and living in urban area groups had a significantly higher score of perceived health status. (3) subjects with long-term care needs at least 4 level were 4.38% in Activity of Daily Living Scale (ADL),15.58% in Instrumental Activity of Daily Living Scale (IADL),and 1.92% in Cognition and Emotion(C&E). (4)total long-term care needs were significantly associated with gender, marital status, educational level, ethnicty and location (5) gender,age,marital status and ethnicty were positively correlated to total long-term care needs .Location and perceived health status were negatively correlated to total long-term care needs . (6) Perceived health status,age, and ethnicty were the significant predictors of long-term care needs, and they explained 25.2% of the total variance. The older the subjects,the worse perceived health status,and the aboriginals,the more long-term care they need. The results of this study could provide information for understanding the demographic variables, health status, long-term care needs and their related factors of elderly persone living alone in community .The findings could be as the references of policy making for care the community elderly living alone.
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