Older rural adults were classified as either high or low risks for loneliness according to a combination of physical and social losses that they had incurred. Frequent loneliness was associated with widowhood, poor vision and self-rated health, problems with transportation, frequent use of telephone, low participation and being female. (Author)

Examined ethnic diversity of the grandmother role and implications for strengthening support networks of older African-American women. Findings from 79 African-American grandmothers and 87 white grandmothers 65 years of age and older showed cultural distinctions in grandmother role. Results have important implications for strengthening the natural…