Social isolation and health in widowhood

A qualitative study of Nepali widows' experiences

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15218017
AutoresKiely Houston (Johns Hopkins University), Kiely T Houston, Abina Shrestha (0000-0001-5990-108X), Hari Maya Kafle, Sonal Singh (0000-0003-0535-4046, Johns Hopkins Medicine), Luke C Mullany (0000-0003-4668-9803, Johns Hopkins University), Luke Mullany, Lily Thapa, Pamela J Surkan (0000-0002-0334-5931, Johns Hopkins University, autor correspondente)
Ano2016
Volume37
Fascículo12
Páginas1277-1288
Data de publicação2016-01-19
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2016.1142546
PMID26785942
OpenAlexW2294844322
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas19

Little research exists on social isolation and health among widows despite their marginalization in South Asia. Using a conceptual framework that delineates distinct forms of social support, our results provide a preliminary analysis of the role social support plays in the well-being of Nepali widows. Between 2011 and 2012, we conducted 42 in-depth interviews in the Kathmandu valley and Surkhet district. Low social support was a common theme, principally lacking in the domains of emotional and instrumental support and was described as increasing women's vulnerability to mistreatment and economic insecurity. Policies and programs that foster these types of support may have positive effects on widows' well-being

Developmental psychology · Health promotion · Isolation (microbiology · Nepali · Psychiatry · Public health · Qualitative research · Salutogenesis · Social isolation · Social science · Social support · Socioeconomics · Sociology · South asia · Vulnerability (computing · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology