Pets and the level of loneliness in community dwelling older adults.
Description:
Loneliness is a significant problem for older adults and can lead to negative health and social outcomes. Having a companion pet is beginning to be recognized as a way loneliness can be reduced for older persons. The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine the effect of pets on the level of loneliness in persons 60 years old or older who live alone and independently in a large metropolitan community in the North Central Texas area. Using a non-random snowball sample of older individu…
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Date:
December 2006
Creator:
Nunnelee, Jane Baker
Partner:
UNT Libraries