Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Occup Med (Lond). 2020 Sep 9;70(6):407-414. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqaa105.
Evidence increasingly acknowledges the impact of social isolation and loneliness on the lives of military veterans and the wider Armed Forces Community.
The study gathered expert consensus to (i) understand if veterans are considered 'unique' in their experiences of social isolation and loneliness; (ii) examine perceived factors leading to social isolation and loneliness of veterans; (iii) identify ways to tackle veterans' social isolation and loneliness.
This study adopted a three-phase Delphi method. Phase 1 utilized a qualitative approach and Phase 2 and Phase 3 utilized a mixed-methods approach.
Several outcomes were identified across the three phases. Transition out of the military was viewed as a period to build emotional resilience and raise awareness of relevant services. It was also concluded that veterans would benefit from integrating into services within the wider community, and that social prescribing services could be a vehicle to link veterans to relevant services. Furthermore, access to, and the content of, programmes was also of importance.
These findings illustrate various important interventional aspects to consider when funding and implementing programmes focussed on tackling social isolation and loneliness.
越来越多的证据承认，社交孤立和孤独感会对退伍军人和更广泛的武装部队社区的生活产生影响。
本研究旨在（i）了解退伍军人在社交孤立和孤独感方面是否被视为“独特”；（ii）研究导致退伍军人社交孤立和孤独感的感知因素；（iii）确定解决退伍军人社交孤立和孤独感的方法。
本研究采用了三阶段德尔菲法。第 1 阶段采用定性方法，第 2 阶段和第 3 阶段采用混合方法。
在三个阶段中都确定了几个结果。退伍军人离开军队被视为一个建立情绪弹性和提高对相关服务意识的时期。研究还得出结论，退伍军人将受益于融入更广泛社区内的服务，社会处方服务可以成为将退伍军人与相关服务联系起来的一种手段。此外，获取和项目内容也很重要。
这些发现说明了在资助和实施针对社交孤立和孤独感的项目时需要考虑的各种重要干预方面。
