Community Environment and Loneliness Trajectories Among Chinese Older Adults: The Moderating Role of Urban–Rural Residence.
This study aims to identify loneliness trajectory patterns among Chinese older adults, examine the association between community environment and loneliness trajectory patterns, and test the moderating role of urban–rural residence in the association. Data were obtained from 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, a...
| Published in: | Health & Social Care in the Community Vol. 2026; pp. 1 - 14 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
8/23/2026
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