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“You have got to get off your backside; otherwise, you’ll never get out”: older male carers’ experiences of loneliness and social isolation

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dc.contributor.author Willis, Paul
dc.contributor.author Vickery, Alex
dc.contributor.author Symonds, Jon
dc.date.accessioned 2022-04-04T05:12:02Z
dc.date.available 2022-04-04T05:12:02Z
dc.date.issued 2020-08
dc.identifier.citation Willis, P., Vickery, A. and Symonds, J. (2020) “You have got to get off your backside; otherwise, you’ll never get out”: older male carers’ experiences of loneliness and social isolation, 4(3): 311–330, International Journal of Care and Caring, DOI: 10.1332/239788220X15912928956778 sm
dc.identifier.uri ${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/3676
dc.description 20 p. ; PDF sm
dc.description.abstract Loneliness is framed as an enduring problem for carers of all ages, including older carers; however, there is little examination of older men’s experiences of caring, loneliness and social isolation. Based on interviews with 25 men (aged 68‐92 years), we discuss findings from a study of older male carers’ experiences of loneliness in England. Within their accounts, loneliness is framed as a future, rather than present, problem as caring provides a time-limited buffer to loneliness while concurrently increasing social isolation. Further, the findings shed light on how male carers seek and benefit from carers’ support groups while also maintaining autonomy. sm
dc.description.sponsorship Findings are from a study funded by the National Institute for Health Research School for Social Care Research (CO88/CM/UBDA-P110), 2016–19. sm
dc.language.iso en sm
dc.publisher Policy Press sm
dc.relation.ispartofseries International Journal of Care and Caring • vol 4 • no 3 • 311–330 •;
dc.subject carers sm
dc.subject male caring sm
dc.subject loneliness sm
dc.subject social isolation sm
dc.title “You have got to get off your backside; otherwise, you’ll never get out”: older male carers’ experiences of loneliness and social isolation sm
dc.type Article sm


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