Social isolation and loneliness in family caregivers of people with severe mental illness
A scoping review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14603780 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ziyao Guan (0000-0002-7182-8900, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia, corresponding author), Abner Weng Cheong Poon (0000-0003-2863-5916, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia), Anthony B Zwi (0000-0001-6902-6602, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 443-463 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajcp.12698 |
| PMID | 37565657 |
| OpenAlex | W4385751688 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 46 |
Family caregivers of people with severe mental illness (SMI) have been increasingly observed to experience social isolation and/or loneliness (SI/L) which are risk factors for ill health. This scoping review aimed to map existing evidence and identify knowledge gaps in studies on SI/L in this population using the Arksey and O'Malley's framework. Parallel searches (2011–2021) conducted in 10 databases identified 51 publications from 18 countries fully meeting the inclusion criteria. Over half of the included studies were quantitative. We found that the definition of loneliness reached a consensus, while the definition of social isolation varied across studies. Risk factors and correlates of SI/L were grouped into sociodemographic factors, illness‐related factors, health and wellbeing, and stigma. The evidence showed a lack of comprehensive measurements assessing SI/L, few longitudinal studies, and little knowledge of interventions specifically addressing SI/L. Future studies are recommended to address these knowledge gaps and explore effective interventions on SI/L in family caregivers of people with SMI
Environmental health · Health psychology · Inclusion (mineral) · Isolation (microbiology) · Loneliness · Mental health · Mental illness · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Social isolation · Stigma (botany) · Clinical Psychology · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 4.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |