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experience different kinds of losses they are exposed to the threat of loneliness that might | experience different kinds of losses they are exposed to the threat of loneliness that might | ||
lead to death. Earlier research findings suggest that about a third of elderly Finnish people | lead to death. Earlier research findings suggest that about a third of elderly Finnish people | ||
| − | suffer from loneliness in Finnish health care institutions | + | suffer from loneliness in Finnish health care institutions. Current Finnish president noted that |
| + | there are more than a million people over the age of 65 in the country. Polls indicate that | ||
| + | one third of them report feelings of loneliness. He defined the term loneliness as “means | ||
| + | that one feels excluded and that life lacks meaning”. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Godless Finland and loneliness]] | ||
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| + | *[[Atheism and loneliness]] | ||
Revision as of 20:08, March 2, 2015
Loneliness contributes to major health problems among the elderly people and its associates are still in dispute and nurses have a limited means to alleviate it. When people get older and experience different kinds of losses they are exposed to the threat of loneliness that might lead to death. Earlier research findings suggest that about a third of elderly Finnish people suffer from loneliness in Finnish health care institutions. Current Finnish president noted that there are more than a million people over the age of 65 in the country. Polls indicate that one third of them report feelings of loneliness. He defined the term loneliness as “means that one feels excluded and that life lacks meaning”.