.... Corresponding author Rachael Ann Nisbet ann.nisbet@ldvg.org.uk 27 03 2026 22 04 2026 22 04 2026 © 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Ageing Scotland Welfare Isolation Volunteer Volunteer development People...

... Licensed re-use rights only Housing Social care Older people Retirement living Isolation Social connections Extra-care Housing with care (HwC), which include extra-care housing, sheltered housing, independent living schemes and some retirement communities, have increased in number...

...Toby Smith Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the concepts of social isolation and loneliness in relation to people with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Through these concepts, biological, psychological and social factors will be examined to consider how we can identify people at risk...

... feminism. Although social isolation, depression, loneliness and lack of support in older age are not unique to the lesbian community, studies suggest that lesbians and gay men suffer disproportionately from loneliness and isolation as they age (Kuyper and Fokkema, 2010). There is evidence that group...

...Stephen Burke; Jonathan Yates Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of integration in tackling isolation in later life, propose institutions as a key factor in forming intergenerational friendships, and assess the key conditions which need to be established...

... one. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Connections Intergenerational Isolation Loneliness Older age Elderly people United Kingdom Quality of life The natural empathy that loneliness arouses is as human as the condition itself. Despite loneliness being part of being...

... in the post‐war period and challenges the stereotype that the problem of loneliness and isolation has become more prevalent. Socio‐demographic and health factors were associated with loneliness but contact with family and friends was not. Both quantitative and qualitative data sets illustrate the importance...