Meta-analysis of factors influencing loneliness in older adults

Corresponding author: kanghua, 914791718@qq.com

DOI: 10.12201/bmr.202409.00004

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  Abstract: A systematic evaluation of factors influencing loneliness in older adults. Methods　 Eight English and Chinese databases were searched for research studies on loneliness in older adults from the time of construction to February 2024, and performed Meta-analysis using Stata 14.0 software. Results　A total of 32 studies involving 46,439 lonely older people were included, and 19 influencing factors were extracted. Meta-analysis of the results showed that being female, having low literacy, having chronic diseases, having poor health self-assessment, having depression, having fewer social activities, having poor economic status, having low social support, having poor marital status, having fewer social contacts, and living alone were the influencing factors of loneliness among the old people（P<0.05）. Conclusions　There are more influencing factors contributing to loneliness in older people. Therefore, timely interventions can be made to address these influencing factors and improve the mental health of older adults.

  Key words: Loneliness; Older adults; Risk factors; Meta-analysis

  Submit time: 3 September 2024

  Copyright: The copyright holder for this preprint is the author/funder, who has granted biomedRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.
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