Systematic review of factors influencing loneliness in older-adult migrants.
Aging Ment Health
; 28(8): 1129-1141, 2024 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38613512
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Older-adult migrants constitute a proportion of the global population, and loneliness hinders their adaptation to host areas. However, review studies on risk factors for loneliness target general older-adults without focusing on older-adult migrants. Therefore, this study systematically reviews and synthesizes the factors influencing the loneliness of older-adult migrants.METHOD:
Five databases were searched and screened for quantitative studies investigating the relationship between risk factors and loneliness among older-adult migrants (over age 50). Finally, 35 articles were included.RESULTS:
Factors related to loneliness in older-adult migrants were synthesized into sociodemographic, physical health, psychological, interpersonal, and acculturation-related factors. Consistent significant relationships with loneliness were found for a few risk factors, including not having spouses, low subjective financial status, poor self-rated health, poor psychological status, few non-kin ties, low quality of kin and non-kin ties, and a weak sense of belonging to either one's ethnic group or that of the host areas.CONCLUSION:
This review discusses the unique findings on the risk factors for loneliness in older-adult migrants. Additionally, the current literature on loneliness in older-adult migrants has some research gaps, calling for longitudinal studies with a rigorous design.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Transients and Migrants
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Loneliness
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Aging Ment Health
Journal subject:
GERIATRIA
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PSICOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Hong Kong