Nancy E G Newall
Biographic Data
| ID | 757358 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nancy E G Newall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nancy E G |
| FAMILY NAME | Newall |
| SIGNATURE | NEWALL N E G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brandon University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Rural older adults' resilience in the context of Covid-19
A comparison of different definitions of social isolation using Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) data
There are many definitions of social isolation which draw on structural indicators ( e.g. living alone), functional indicators ( e.g. social support) or both. This makes comparing prevalence rates across studies difficult and provides little guidance for practitioners and service providers to identify and target socially isolated clients. The purpose of the present study was to compare, within one large population-based data-set of Canadians aged…
Loneliness and social isolation of older adults
Research shows that social isolation and loneliness are important health issues for older adults. This message is increasingly being recognized by policy makers and service providers. Although the concepts of loneliness and social isolation are often discussed and compared with one another, they are largely examined separately, even if they are both included in the same study. In the present article, we argue for bringing together these two relat…
How Important Is Having Amenities Within Walking Distance to Middle-Aged and Older Adults, and Does the Perceived Importance Relate to Walking
The study underscores the impact of a car culture where the tendency to drive is paramount. It suggests the need to promote the importance of walking as part of an active, healthy lifestyle
Predicting stability and change in loneliness in later life
This study examined potential discriminators of groups of older adults showing different patterns of stability or change in loneliness over 5 years: those who became lonely, overcame loneliness, were persistently lonely, and were persistently not lonely. Discriminant function analysis results showed that the persistently lonely, compared with the persistently not lonely, were more often living alone, widowed, and experiencing poorer health and pe…
Loneliness and social isolation of older adults
Research shows that social isolation and loneliness are important health issues for older adults. This message is increasingly being recognized by policy makers and service providers. Although the concepts of loneliness and social isolation are often discussed and compared with one another, they are largely examined separately, even if they are both included in the same study. In the present article, we argue for bringing together these two relat…
Predicting stability and change in loneliness in later life
This study examined potential discriminators of groups of older adults showing different patterns of stability or change in loneliness over 5 years: those who became lonely, overcame loneliness, were persistently lonely, and were persistently not lonely. Discriminant function analysis results showed that the persistently lonely, compared with the persistently not lonely, were more often living alone, widowed, and experiencing poorer health and pe…
Rural older adults' resilience in the context of Covid-19
How Important Is Having Amenities Within Walking Distance to Middle-Aged and Older Adults, and Does the Perceived Importance Relate to Walking
The study underscores the impact of a car culture where the tendency to drive is paramount. It suggests the need to promote the importance of walking as part of an active, healthy lifestyle
Predicting stability and change in loneliness in later life
This study examined potential discriminators of groups of older adults showing different patterns of stability or change in loneliness over 5 years: those who became lonely, overcame loneliness, were persistently lonely, and were persistently not lonely. Discriminant function analysis results showed that the persistently lonely, compared with the persistently not lonely, were more often living alone, widowed, and experiencing poorer health and pe…
How Important Is Having Amenities Within Walking Distance to Middle-Aged and Older Adults, and Does the Perceived Importance Relate to Walking
The study underscores the impact of a car culture where the tendency to drive is paramount. It suggests the need to promote the importance of walking as part of an active, healthy lifestyle
Loneliness and social isolation of older adults
Research shows that social isolation and loneliness are important health issues for older adults. This message is increasingly being recognized by policy makers and service providers. Although the concepts of loneliness and social isolation are often discussed and compared with one another, they are largely examined separately, even if they are both included in the same study. In the present article, we argue for bringing together these two relat…
A comparison of different definitions of social isolation using Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) data
There are many definitions of social isolation which draw on structural indicators ( e.g. living alone), functional indicators ( e.g. social support) or both. This makes comparing prevalence rates across studies difficult and provides little guidance for practitioners and service providers to identify and target socially isolated clients. The purpose of the present study was to compare, within one large population-based data-set of Canadians aged…
Rural older adults' resilience in the context of Covid-19
Psychology (5 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Geography (2 works)