‘The loneliness on a daily basis is the toughest part’: a qualitative exploration of older veteran men’s social connection needs and barriers
Older Veteran men report heterogeneous and unique social connection needs and barriers for which they struggle to find support. These findings can guide development of multidimensional, flexible interventions to improve social connection in older Veteran men.
Authors
- Christine E. Gould (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8901-2363)
- Sherry A. Beaudreau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9853-9332)
- Julie Lutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0937-3028)
- Carter H. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3142-4784)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aging & Mental Health
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2610829
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00