The village people: Nurse practitioner academic tackles stigma of loneliness among the elderly

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The village people: Nurse practitioner academic tackles stigma of loneliness among the elderly

Zahra
Shahtahmasebi
Michal Boyd
Gerontology nurse practitioner and academic Michal Boyd points to a stigma around loneliness
Living in a retirement village may decrease older people’s social isolation, but doesn’t necessarily make them less lonely, says University of Aucklan
References

Boyd M, Calvert C, Tatton A, et al. Lonely in a crowd: Loneliness in New Zealand retirement village residents. Int Psychogeriatr 2020 (online 15 April).