Jones D A, Victor C R, Vetter N J
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1985 Mar;35(272):136-9.
Two samples of patients aged over 70 years were selected, one sample from a large urban general practice and one from a randomized rural general practice. Patients were interviewed in order to assess their mental, physical and social well-being. Included in the interview were questions on subjective feelings of loneliness.More patients in the urban practice than in the rural practice reported feeling lonely, the proportion increasing with age in both samples. More women than men experienced feelings of loneliness; widowhood was closely associated with loneliness, particularly recent widowhood. Feelings of loneliness were consistently associated with disability in both study areas.
选取了两组70岁以上的患者样本，一组来自大型城市全科诊所，另一组来自随机选取的农村全科诊所。对患者进行访谈以评估他们的心理、身体和社会幸福感。访谈内容包括关于孤独主观感受的问题。城市诊所报告感到孤独的患者比农村诊所的多，且两组样本中感到孤独的比例均随年龄增长而增加。女性比男性更容易感到孤独；丧偶与孤独密切相关，尤其是近期丧偶。在两个研究地区，孤独感都始终与残疾相关。
