title: Addressing loneliness in a retirement village community: a pilot test of a print-delivered intervention.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore perceptions of a self-help print-delivered intervention aimed at encouraging social well-being and addressing loneliness in a retirement village community.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 58 residents of an Australian retirement village received a series of five factsheets addressing various dimensions of loneliness.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The factsheets raised awareness of the importance of social well-being and loneliness. However, the approach was considered difficult to update and was not appropriate for those from a non-English speaking background or with vision impairments. The non-face-to-face approach also was unable to address issues of loneliness associated with bereavement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This form of intervention offers a cost-effective way to raise awareness of loneliness and social well-being in a retirement village community when issues of updating and presentation of information are taken into consideration.
authors.affiliation: Griffith Institute of Health and Medical Research, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gracia
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Moyle
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oxlade
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Radford
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012179:Retirement / Q000523:psychology*; D012657:Self-Help Groups