Loneliness in the elderly in Mexico, challenges to the public policies

Loneliness in the elderly in Mexico, challenges to the public policies

Abstract The National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (CONEVAL 2018) reports that 7.8% of the population in Mexico is 65 years old or older. Approximately 41.1% of this population lives in poverty, 34.6% lives in moderate poverty, and 6.6% lives in extreme poverty. While prev...

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Main Authors: María Montero-López Lena, Diego Luna-Bazaldúa, Laura Ann Shneidman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-07-01
Series:The Journal of Chinese Sociology
Subjects:
Loneliness
Elderly
Mental health
Mexico
Public policies
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40711-019-0106-0

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