Loneliness is Associated With Lower Coping Self-Efficacy Among Older Adults

Overview

Journal J Appl Gerontol

Specialties Geriatrics
Infectious Diseases

Date 2022 Sep 30

PMID 36178675

Authors

Ji W Lee

Paula V Nersesian

Jonathan J Suen

Thomas K Mensah Cudjoe

Jessica Gill

Sarah L Szanton

Melissa D Hladek

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Abstract

To address the gap of lacking research on the association between coping self-efficacy and loneliness, this study examined this relationship to inform future research and intervention on loneliness. Using data from 151 community-dwelling older adults ages 65 and older, we estimated multivariate logistic regression models with age, race/ethnicity, sex, body mass index, chronic disease composite score, social support, coping self-efficacy, and depression symptoms. Loneliness was reported in 32.1% of participants and negatively associated with coping self-efficacy (OR = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.50-0.93) while controlling for age, race, sex, chronic disease composite score, and body mass index. Our findings suggest that coping self-efficacy may be a target for intervention involving loneliness in future research; however, the causal relationship between coping self-efficacy and loneliness should be explored further.

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