- 期刊
老人社交隔離
Care Strategies for Addressing Social Isolation in Older Adults
摘要
老人社交隔離影響著老人的身心健康，降低生活品質。社交隔離為與他人的社交聯繫及親密歸屬感不足。可能因為生理、心理、社會或環境因素引起物理性隔離或是情感上的隔離。較普遍被用於評估老人社交隔離的量表為盧本社交網絡評估量表（Lubben Social Network Scale）與友誼量表（Friendship Scale），而社交隔離量表（Social Isolation Scale）則是近期發展的量表。老人社交隔離的介入措施，主要以增加社會互動為主，另外透過促進身心安適，提供工具性支持、居家與社區照護。健康照護人員若能辨識老人社交隔離危險因子，運用適當的評估工具辨認老人社交隔離問題，提供介入措施改善問題，將有助於老人周全性照護社會層面的照護品質。
並列摘要
Social isolation in older adults adversely affects their physical and mental health, thereby reducing their quality of life. Social isolation is a state of limited social interaction and interpersonal relationships. Physical or emotional isolation may be caused by physiological, psychological, social, or environmental factors. The Lubben Social Network Scale and Friendship Scale are commonly used to assess social isolation in older adults. In addition, the Social Isolation Scale has been recently introduced to assess social isolation. Interventions for social isolation in older adults focus on enhancing social interaction. Moreover, they promote physical and mental comfort and provide instrumental support and home and community care. The quality of care regarding the social dimensions of comprehensive care for older adults can be improved if healthcare personnel can recognize risk factors of social isolation through effective strategies, use appropriate assessment tools to identify social isolation problems, and implement intervention measures to address the problems.