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dc.contributor.authorHansen, Kai Victor
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-18T10:15:51Z
dc.date.available2021-02-18T10:15:51Z
dc.date.created2020-08-25T09:35:29Z
dc.date.issued2020-08
dc.identifier.citationHansen, K.V. (2020) Loneliness among Elderly People: Can Food and Meals Change this Situation? Journal of Population Ageing, 13 (3), pp. 1-11.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1874-7884
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2728884
dc.description.abstractIn a relationship, it is natural that one person lives longer than the other, leading to many challenges, including the possibility of loneliness. This article focuses on how food and meals can help reduce loneliness among the elderly. There are many reasons for loneliness or emptiness, including being a widow or a widower, illness, and poverty. As the number of elderly people is greatly increasing in all welfare states, meals are an important function that should be maintained throughout life. This study used CurroCus® group interviews, or fast focus groups. Nine CurroCus® groups were conducted, lasting for 37–56 min (average = 45 min). Altogether, 76 persons participated, ranging in age from 60 to 87 years; participants were predominantly female (> 80%). The collected empirical data were recorded, transcribed, and entered into NVivo 11.0. Interviews were analysed using a grounded theory approach. The main findings of this article fall into two main categories: togetherness and life action. Based on the interpretation of respondents’ answers, elderly people make both conscious and unconscious choices that help reduce loneliness. They also gather around food and meals to experience more togetherness. In future research, loneliness strategies carried out unknowingly should be investigated more closely. In addition, elderly participants should self-report on meal activities throughout the day.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Nature Switzerland AGen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjecteldreen_US
dc.subjectensomheten_US
dc.subjectmåltideren_US
dc.titleLoneliness among Elderly People: Can Food and Meals Change this Situation?en_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder(C) The Author(s) 2020en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200en_US
dc.source.pagenumber1-11en_US
dc.source.volume13en_US
dc.source.journalJournal of Population Ageingen_US
dc.source.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12062-020-09298-z
dc.identifier.cristin1824928
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
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