What kind of a problem is loneliness? Representations of connectedness and participation from a study of telepresence technologies in the UK

• Main Authors: Gemma Hughes (Author), Lucy Moore (Author), Megan Hennessy (Author), Tony Sandset (Author), Elian E. Jentoft (Author), Marit Haldar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Loneliness is represented in UK policy as a public health problem with consequences in terms of individual suffering, population burden and service use. However, loneliness is historically and culturally produced; manifestations of loneliness and social isolation also require social and cultural ana...