Social, Economic and Health Impacts of WaveLength's Work with Loneliness and Isolation

Annie Louise Irvine

Social, Economic and Health Impacts of WaveLength's Work with Loneliness and Isolation

Social Policy Research Unit

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Abstract

This report presents the findings of qualitative research into the social, economic and health impacts of WaveLength’s work on loneliness and social isolation. WaveLength is a charitable organisation which provides access to media technology for people who are lonely or socially isolated and living in poverty. This research was an exploratory qualitative study using semi-structured interviews.
The overarching aim of the research was to understand the ways and means through which media technology (radio, TV and tablets) contributes to reducing loneliness and social isolation among vulnerable groups. The research sought to understand what difference the technologies provided by WaveLength make in different domains of people’s lives, including emotional, social, economic and health.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	York
Publisher	Social Policy Research Unit, University of York
Commissioning body	WAVELENGTH CHARITY LTD
Number of pages	147
Publication status	Published - Mar 2016

Keywords

media technology
loneliness
social isolation
television
computers

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