LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION.

THIS PAPER PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ON LONELINESS. DATA WERE COLLECTED BY APPLYING AN INTERVIEW GUIDE, TO WHICH SPECIALISTS RESPONDED. THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH REFER TO WE DEFINE LONELINESS, WHAT ARE THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF LONELINESS, THE METHODS OF INTERVENTION. THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING SOCIAL SERVICES, ESPECIALLY FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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