Loneliness among seniors

Skierkowska Natalia, Topka Weronika, Kwiatkowska Małgorzata, Prylińska Monika. Loneliness among seniors. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2020;10(9):644‑648. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2020.10.09.077 https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JEHS/article/view/JEHS.2020.10.09.077 https://zenodo.org/record/4047167 The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. § 8. 2) and § 12. 1. 2) 22.02.2019. © The Authors 2020; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 18.09.2020. Revised: 23.09.2020. Accepted: 24.09.2020. Loneliness among seniors Natalia Skierkowska1, Weronika Topka1, Małgorzata Kwiatkowska1, Monika Prylińska2 1. Faculty of Health Sciences, and the Department of Geriatrics Clinic, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland 2. Division of Ergonomics and Exercise Physiology, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology, Ergonomics and Postgraduate Education, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Abstract Introduction: Loneliness is a universal phenomenon that affects people of any age. But it becomes especially painful for people over 60 years of age. Loneliness makes seniors vulnerable to isolation and marginalization. Aim: The aim of the article is to present the topic of loneliness among the elderly. Material and methods: The article analyzes the current literature from EBSCO and Google Scholar websites. The keywords used are: loneliness, elderly, loneliness, senior. Results: Loneliness is one of the greatest problems of the modern world. There are many causes of loneliness from geographic factors to loneliness caused by illness. The factor determining loneliness is the conscious withdrawal of seniors from activity due to, for example, their disability. Conclusions: Loneliness and loneliness contribute to the deterioration of the quality of life of seniors. Key words: loneliness; elder people; solitude; senior