El reto de la soledad en la vejez
- Javier Yanguas Lezaun
- Amaya Cilveti Sarasola
- Sonia Hernández Chamorro
- Sacramento Pinazo-Hernandis 1
- Susanna Roig i Canals
- Cristina Segura Talavera
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Universitat de València
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ISSN: 1134-7147
Argitalpen urtea: 2018
Zenbakia: 66
Orrialdeak: 61-75
Mota: Artikulua
Beste argitalpen batzuk: Zerbitzuan: Gizarte zerbitzuetarako aldizkaria = Revista de servicios sociales
Laburpena
En el presente artículo se aborda el fenómeno de la soledad en personas mayores partiendo de la importancia del funcionamiento social y las relaciones sociales en el envejecimiento. Seguidamente se expone una visión multidimensional del complejo fenómeno que es la soledad en la vejez; abordando tanto las cifras relacionadas con el reto que supone, como sus consecuencias en la salud física y psicológica. El artículo recoge también un análisis de la evidencia empírica existente en torno a intervenciones para la prevención de la soledad, profundizando en la conceptualización, descripción y principales aprendizajes derivados del estudio piloto efectuado dentro del programa “Siempre Acompañados” para disminuir la soledad no deseada entre las personas mayores.
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