title: Working with socially isolated older people.
abstract: This article, brought to you in association with Help the Aged, highlights the problem of social exclusion and loneliness and some of the issues of working with socially isolated older people.
authors.affiliation: Help the Aged, London, UK.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Owen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012649:Self Concept; D012934:Social Isolation / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D006113:United Kingdom