Feeling lonely? Preferences for support programmes to reduce loneliness among older adults in Australia: A discrete choice experiment

Findings suggest interventions to reduce loneliness among older adults should prioritise affordable, regular, locally accessible, and community-oriented programmes, tailored specifically according to socioeconomic and mobility-related differences.

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Health Policy
Published
2026-02-23
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105587
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Economic and Environmental Valuation
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Feeling lonely? Preferences for support programmes to reduce loneliness among older adults in Australia: A discrete choice experiment

Allison Boyes, Francesco Paolucci, Mesfin G. Genie
Health Policy
Economic and Environmental Valuation
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Feeling lonely? Preferences for support programmes to reduce loneliness among older adults in Australia: A discrete choice experiment

Allison Boyes, Francesco Paolucci, Mesfin G. Genie
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Abstract

Findings suggest interventions to reduce loneliness among older adults should prioritise affordable, regular, locally accessible, and community-oriented programmes, tailored specifically according to socioeconomic and mobility-related differences.

Health PolicyVol. 167
Hunter Medical Research Institute (AU), University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Reduced inequalities
Openalex Percentile: Top 48%
Economic and Environmental Valuation
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