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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54186#.VPAtgizQrzE Author(s)   Laurie A. Theeke , Jennifer A. Mallow Affiliation(s) Department of Adult Health, School of Nursing, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA . ABSTRACT Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the development of LISTEN (Loneliness Intervention using Story Theory to Enhance Nursing-sensitive outcomes), a new intervention for loneliness. Methods: LISTEN was developed using the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for intervention development. Extensive literature review revealed that belonging, relating, place in community, challenges, and meanings of coping were concepts significant ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49163#.VJJNC8nQrzE Author(s) Ami Rokach Affiliation(s) York University, Toronto, Canada Walden University, Minneapolis, USA The Center for Academic Studies, Or Yehuda, Israel . ABSTRACT This review article provides a bird’s eye view of several population groups that are marginalized, ostracized, and stigmatized. Those include the homeless, the physically disabled, and psychiatric patients, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBTs), and those afflicted with Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrom (AIDS). Their condition, how it leads to social isolation and loneliness, and its effects on ...