Experiences of loneliness: a study protocol for a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature
Abstract Background Loneliness is a highly prevalent, harmful, and aversive experience which is fundamentally subjective: social isolation alone cannot account for loneliness, and people can experience loneliness even with ample social connections. A number of studies have qualitatively explored exp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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Series: | Systematic Reviews |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01544-x |