Maintaining Well-Being in Times of Limited Social Contacts: Experiences of Community-Dwelling Older Adults Living Alone During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Djoeke Besselink,
Feija D. Schaap,
Harriët Jager-Wittenaar,
Sven J. Geelen,
Martine J. Sealy,
Evelyn J. Finnema,
Fons van der Lucht,
Research Group Healthy Ageing,
Allied Health Care and Nursing,
Hanze University of Applied Sciences,
The Netherlands,
FAITH research,
The Netherlands,
Regional Public Health Service,
GGD Groningen,
The Netherlands,
Health Science-Nursing Science and Education,
University of Groningen,
University Medical Center Groningen,
The Netherlands,
Research Group Living,
Wellbeing and Care for Older People,
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences,
The Netherlands,
Department of Physiotherapy,
Physiology and Human Anatomy,
Research Unit Experimental Anatomy,
Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy,
Vrije Universiteit Brussel,
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
Radboud university medical center,
The Netherlands,
Alliance of Dutch Burn Care ,
Burn Center,
Martini Hospital,
The Netherlands,
Research Group Nursing Diagnostics,
Hanze University of Applied Sciences,
The Netherlands,
Centre for Prevention,
Lifestyle and Health,
National Institute of Public Health and the Environment,
The Netherlands
Qualitative Health Research
Published online on June 09, 2025
Qualitative Health Research, Ahead of Print.
Sudden disruptions to the social environment of older adults living alone, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can challenge their ability to maintain well-being. This study employed an interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore how Dutch older adults ...