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elder orphans: a standalone construct

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Gerontology

older adults living alone with no spouse, children or other available family member to act as caregiver.

In gerontology, elder orphans refers to older adults living alone with no spouse, children or other available family member to act as caregiver. This meaning comes from Carney (2016) in Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research.[1]

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References

Carney, M. T., Fujiwara, J., Emmert, B. E., Liberman, T. A., & Paris, B. (2016). Elder Orphans Hiding in Plain Sight: A Growing Vulnerable Population. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research, 2016, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4723250

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