Loneliness
Conditions
Brief summary
Creating a map of the magnitude of the problem and the response of primary care to unwanted loneliness among the elderly, stratifying different needs based on place of residence and proximity to available assistance programs to address this issue, which, due to its scale, calls for collaboration among various institutions, disciplines, and experiences.
Interventions
extraction of data
Sponsors
Centro Internacional para la Investigación del Envejecimiento
José Joaquín Mira Solves
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Population aged 65 or older. * Registration of medical records related to unanticipated loneliness. * Patients with diagnoses of anxiety disorders (CIE-10 F41.1, F41.2, F41.8, F41.9, F43.2, F45, F48) or insomnia (CIE-10 F51) or affective disorders (CIE-10 F34.1) or somatization (CIE-10 F45.0) or pathological grief (CIE-10 Z63.4) or those referred to mental health or social worker services.
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NH | 21 months | Number of hospitalizations |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NPCNV | 21 months | Number of primary care nursing visits |
| NPSWV | 21 months | Number of primary care social work visits |
| NFPV | 21 months | Number of primary care physiotherapy visits |
| NCPHV | 21 months | Number of primary care home consultations |
| NFMV | 21 months | Number of family medicine visits |
| NHD | 21 months | Number of hospitalization days |
| NTDMGE | 21 months | Number of total daily medications (general and related to emotional condition) |
| NTEM | 21 months | Number of total daily medications (related only to emotional condition) |
| NCEPV | 21 months | Number of primary care emergency consultations |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed