Loneliness and quality of life in chronically ill rural older adults
Vicki Leah Nurse consultant for older people, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London
This article reports on a pilot study of older residents with chronic illness in rural Virginia, US, and the effect loneliness has had on their medication use, disease control and quality of life.
Nursing Older People.
29, 1, 13-13.
doi: 10.7748/nop.29.1.13.s16
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