title: Residential satisfaction, sense of belonging and loneliness among older adults living in the community and in care facilities.
abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of residential satisfaction and sense of belonging on loneliness in old age in two different contexts: the community and the residential care facility. We used two surveys of 1106 non-institutionalized and 234 institutionalized older adults, aged 60 years or more in Spain. Results from structural equation modeling and path analysis suggest that residential satisfaction would positively affect sense of belonging and would be negatively associated with loneliness in both residential environments, thus playing a protective role against the experience of loneliness.
authors.affiliation: National School of Public Health, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid 28029, Spain. mprieto@isciii.es
authors.forename: Maria-Eugenia
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Prieto-Flores
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Mayoralas
authors.forename: Maria João
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Forjaz
authors.forename: Fermina
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rojo-Perez
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martinez-Martin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires