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Ways in which 'community' benefits frail older women's well-being : '... we are much happier when we feel we belong' Learmonth, Emily, Taket, Ann and Hanna, Lisa 2012, Ways in which 'community' benefits frail older women's well-being : '... we are much happier when we feel we belong', Australasian journal on ageing, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 60-63. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Ways in which 'community' benefits frail older women's well-being : '... we are much happier when we feel we belong' Author(s) Learmonth, Emily Taket, Ann Hanna, Lisa Journal name Australasian journal on ageing Volume number 31 Issue number 1 Start page 60 End page 63 Total pages 4 Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia Place of publication Richmond, Vic. Publication date 2012-03 ISSN 1440-6381 1741-6612 Keyword(s) older people social isolation social support woman Summary Aim: This paper aims to explore frail older women’s lived experiences of ‘community’ and which aspects of ‘community’ they perceive as beneficial to their well-being. Method: This qualitative project used a mixed methodological approach which integrated aspects of descriptive phenomenology and grounded theory. Ten frail, older women residing in South East Melbourne, Australia participated in in-depth interviews. Results: This research obtained a rich and detailed account of the aspects of ‘community’ identified by participants as enhancing their well-being. These included: social contact, community dynamics, feelings of support and positive orientation. Conclusion: This paper has increased our understanding of the factors supporting well-being of frail older women. Service providers should actively consider how they can strengthen these factors to improve social connectedness for frail older women by the use of volunteers, developing social networks and increasing availability and quality of community-based activities. Notes Article first published online 25 July 2011 Language eng Field of Research 111702 Aged Health Care Socio Economic Objective 920413 Social Structure and Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2012, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30041068 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Health and Social Development Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 14 Dec 2011, 14:55:52 EST Wed, 04 Jan 2012, 14:17:31 EST Wed, 04 Jan 2012, 14:22:14 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012, 11:37:00 EST Mon, 13 Feb 2012, 11:42:39 EST Mon, 18 Jun 2012, 14:41:44 EST Mon, 18 Jun 2012, 16:56:50 EST Mon, 18 Jun 2012, 16:58:41 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 53 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 14 Dec 2011, 14:55:42 EST by Jane Moschetti

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