Age-friendly environment, social support, sense of community, and loneliness among middle-aged and older adults in Korea.
Soondool ChungMiri KimPublished in: Aging & mental health (2022)
Social support was fundamental in lowering loneliness in an age-friendly environment. There was no significant association linking age-friendly environment, sense of community, and loneliness. The results support the adoption of AFE to protect people at risk of loneliness with social support mediating this relationship.