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Loneliness in older people
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1Loneliness was felt to some degree by 64% of the older people interviewed. In 14.8% of the sample this feeling of loneliness could be described as severe or very severe.
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2The sense of loneliness is slightly different in older men and women: the latter are more prone to emotions related to abandonment and emptiness than the former.
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3People with lower educational attainment have more feelings of loneliness.
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4People who experience greater loneliness tend to apply coping strategies that hinge more around resignation and passive acceptance of the situation.
