Aged Women Living Alone

The diets of elderly women living alone.

number of children increased, indicating that even if the children were assumed to eat no fish the consumption per adult would itself be reduced in the larger families. I t seems valid to conclude from such figures that children not only do not eat much fish but that their presence in the family actually tends to discourage adult members from doing so. This is incidentally not a class differenc...

Perceptions of living alone among older adult women.

This exploratory study examines older women's perceptions of living alone. Older adult women (N = 53) living alone were interviewed. Findings show tremendous variability in the perceptions of this sample. Whereas some women showed significant levels of loneliness and depression, many did not. Thirteen percent of the participants (n = 7) negatively perceived living alone, 49.1% (n = 26) neutrall...

Living alone: elderly Chinese Singaporeans.

Asian societies maintain the norm that older people should live with their children. Yet some older people live alone. This is the first study to explore social isolation, strategies of coping, and preferences about living arrangements among Chinese Singaporeans aged 65+ who live alone. Data from 19 semi-structured interviews were analyzed. The elderly people who live alone either have no other...

A First Look at Living Arrangements Among Hispanic Elders 1970-2000 with Special Emphasis on Living Alone Among Unmarried Women

Effect of a human-type communication robot on cognitive function in elderly women living alone

BACKGROUND Considering the high prevalence of dementia, it would be of great value to develop effective tools to improve cognitive function. We examined the effects of a human-type communication robot on cognitive function in elderly women living alone. MATERIAL/METHODS In this study, 34 healthy elderly female volunteers living alone were randomized to living with either a communication robot...