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Understanding the psychological experiences of loneliness in later life: qualitative protocol to inform technology
Jessica Rees1, Wei Liu2, Sebastien Ourselin3
1Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, King's College London, London, UK jessica.rees@kcl.ac.uk.
Objectives:
Loneliness is a public health issue impacting the health and well-being of older adults. This protocol focuses on understanding the psychological experiences of loneliness in later life to inform technology development as part of the 'Design for health ageing: a smart system to detect loneliness in older people' (DELONELINESS) study.
Methods And Analysis:
Data will be collected from semi-structured interviews with up to 60 people over the age of 65 on their experiences of loneliness and preferences for sensor-based technologies. The interviews will be audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using a thematic codebook approach on NVivo software.
Ethics And Dissemination:
This study has received ethical approval by Research Ethics Committee's at King's College London (reference number: LRS/DP-21/22-33376) and the University of Sussex (reference number: ER/JH878/1). All participants will be required to provide informed consent. Results will be used to inform technology development within the DELONELINESS study and will be disseminated in peer-reviewed publications and conferences.
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