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dc.contributor.authorDickins, M
dc.contributor.authorJohnstone, G
dc.contributor.authorRenehan, E
dc.contributor.authorLowthian, J
dc.contributor.authorOgrin, R
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-06T05:00:44Z
dc.date.available2020-11-06T05:00:44Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn0144-686X
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0144686X20001245
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/399036
dc.description.abstractOlder women living alone are at risk of being socially and financially disadvantaged, which impacts their wellbeing. Currently there is a significant gap in knowledge relating to older women living alone. This study aimed to identify the barriers and enablers to service access in this group. We undertook a qualitative study comprising semi-structured interviews in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. Thematic analysis was conducted to elucidate key themes. Thirty-seven women were interviewed between May and August 2017. Six key themes were identified: Financial; mental and emotional health; mobility and ability; transport; social connections; and knowledge. Access issues for older women living alone are multifaceted and interconnected. Barriers and enablers to service access, as well as their intersections with gender and living situation, should be considered in service design and re-design.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCambridge University Press (CUP)
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAgeing and Society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode44
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titleThe barriers and enablers to service access for older women living alone in Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDickins, M; Johnstone, G; Renehan, E; Lowthian, J; Ogrin, R, The barriers and enablers to service access for older women living alone in Australia, Ageing and Society, 2020
dc.date.updated2020-11-06T04:59:07Z
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered as advanced online version in Griffith Research Online.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorOgrin, Rajna


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