• Atencion primaria · Apr 2020

    [Profiles of loneliness and social isolation in urban population].

    • Joan Gené-Badia, Pierre Comice, Adriyanov Belchín, María Ángeles Erdozain, Leticia Cáliz, Susana Torres, and Rocío Rodríguez.
    • Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, España; CAPSBE, Barcelona, España; Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: joangenebadia@gmail.com.
    • Aten Primaria. 2020 Apr 1; 52 (4): 224-232.

    ObjectiveTo assess the prevalence of loneliness and social isolation in a population over 65 cared by a urban primary health team and to identify its main characteristics.DesignCross-sectional descriptive study by a telephone survey.SettingBasic health area of Barcelona.ParticipantsRandom sample of assigned population of 65 or more years old.Main MeasurementsUCLA Loneliness Scale and Lubben Social Network Scale.Results278 persons were interviewed (61,36% response rate), 172 women and 106 men, with an average age of 76,7 ± 7,9 years. A higher proportion of factors related to loneliness were identified in non-respondents. Loneliness was closely correlated to social r = 0,736. Moderate loneliness, with a prevalence of 16,54%, was associated to walking difficulties (OR 3,09, 95%, IC 1,03-9,29), cognitive impairment (OR 3,97, 95% IC 1,19-13,27) and architectural barriers (OR 5.29, 95% IC 2.12-13,23), although severe loneliness, with a prevalence of 18,71% was only associated to living together with less people (OR 0.61, 95% IC 0.40-0.93). Social isolation, with a prevalence of 38,85% was associated to aging (OR 1,06, 95% IC 1,02-1,10) and to the belief of having health problems (OR 4,35, 95% IC 1,11-16,99).ConclusionsLoneliness and social isolation are of high prevalence. The telephone survey underestimates its prevalence. There are 2profiles of loneliness, one with moderate associated to the socialisation difficulties related to aging and another severe not related to health or to barriers that only can be identified by surveys or clinical interview. Interventions must be targeted to each of these profiles.Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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