Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
Department of Engineering, King's College London, London, UK.
BMJ Open. 2023 Jun 19;13(6):e072420. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072420.
Loneliness is a public health issue impacting the health and well-being of older adults. This protocol focuses on understanding the psychological experiences of loneliness in later life to inform technology development as part of the 'Design for health ageing: a smart system to detect loneliness in older people' (DELONELINESS) study.
Data will be collected from semi-structured interviews with up to 60 people over the age of 65 on their experiences of loneliness and preferences for sensor-based technologies. The interviews will be audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using a thematic codebook approach on NVivo software.
This study has received ethical approval by Research Ethics Committee's at King's College London (reference number: LRS/DP-21/22-33376) and the University of Sussex (reference number: ER/JH878/1). All participants will be required to provide informed consent. Results will be used to inform technology development within the DELONELINESS study and will be disseminated in peer-reviewed publications and conferences.
孤独是一个影响老年人健康和福祉的公共卫生问题。本方案侧重于了解老年人晚年孤独的心理体验，以为“设计有益于健康老龄化的技术：一种用于检测老年人孤独的智能系统”（DELONELINESS）研究中的技术开发提供信息。
将对 65 岁以上的 60 人进行半结构化访谈，了解他们孤独的经历和对基于传感器技术的偏好。访谈将使用 NVivo 软件进行音频记录、转录和使用主题代码簿方法进行分析。
本研究已获得伦敦国王学院（参考编号：LRS/DP-21/22-33376）和萨塞克斯大学（参考编号：ER/JH878/1）的伦理委员会的批准。所有参与者都将需要提供知情同意书。研究结果将用于为 DELONELINESS 研究中的技术开发提供信息，并将在同行评审的出版物和会议上进行传播。
