The feasibility of using photovoice as a loneliness intervention with older Myanmar migrants

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 28, 2025

Abstract Loneliness has detrimental physical and mental health outcomes. To date, there are few studies on loneliness interventions in lower‐resource settings. Based participatory action research methods that theoretically informed by the social relationship expectations framework, we developed a intervention called amanane using photovoice method with older Myanmar migrants northern Thailand. The aim of our study was to test feasibility preliminary effectiveness as an for lonely adults. Over 6 weeks, coproduced 5 weekly workshops, individual interviews, photo exhibition migrant cofacilitator nine participants (57–82 years old). workshops focused people's care provisions. qualitative evaluation entailed group discussions, videos. Results indicated perfect completion rate high acceptability. Participants reported reduction due opening up each other through photography, feeling united despite cultural differences, valued visitors attending exhibition. Overall, may be promising adults potential tested larger trials across diverse

Language: Английский

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Institutional, neighborhood, and life stressors on loneliness among older adults

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25(1)

Published: Jan. 29, 2025

Loneliness is a public health epidemic in the United States (US), with older adults being vulnerable to experiencing loneliness. Predictors of loneliness are less understood among racial/ethnic groups US adults, and few studies have included perceived institutional discrimination (PID), stressful life events (SLE), neighborhood characteristics (PNC) as antecedent stressors diverse adult samples. Our study assessed relationship between these specific adults. We used Health Retirement Study data (n = 9,904) examine whether PID, SLE, PNC were associated was measured using 11-item UCLA Scale. PID unfairly not hired for job, prevented from moving into neighborhood, treated by police. SLE worse neighborhood/residence, robbed or burglarized, unemployed/looking job. discohesion disorder. Lagged multivariate linear regression models regressed (2014/2016 HRS waves) on (2010/2012 cumulative totals individual items. Models stratified Black (BOAs), Hispanic/Latinx (HOAs), White (WOAs) Cumulative BOAs while only HOAs. WOAs. Individual predicting residence robbed/burglarized. For HOAs, greater robbed/burglarized WOAs receiving unfair treatment during police encounters, residence. finds variation psychosocial four years later. Nevertheless, most salient stressor across all groups. Future research interventions should consider differing stress appraisal processes support development resources policies ameliorate

Language: Английский

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Interpersonal, Not Existential, Adversities Predict Post-War Deterioration in Youth Social Support

Academia Medicine, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1(3)

Published: July 19, 2024

Language: Английский

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Should Loneliness Be a Treatment Target?

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 93(5), P. 292 - 297

Published: Sept. 16, 2024

Language: Английский

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