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Inclusion criteria were as follows: aged 65\u00a0years or more, the absence of dementia, one or more chronic physical disorders and plans to be discharged from the hospital to their home. The mean age was 81.3\u00a0years (range: 65\u201396\u00a0years), 68% were women, and 66% lived alone.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>Assessments of social provisions and loneliness were collected by a subjective report using the Social Provision Scale (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SPS<\/jats:styled-content>), and the Montgomery\u2013Aasberg Depression Rating Scale (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MADRS<\/jats:styled-content>) was used to assess depression. The participants were also asked whether they felt lonely and were then asked to describe the meaning of loneliness if they had indicated feeling lonely. Narratives were then condensed by the participants into short sentences.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Seventy\u2010five per cent of the participants reported feeling lonely, of these 54% were living alone, and 18% identified with depression. Three subscales of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SPS<\/jats:styled-content> scores were significantly lower in the lonely group: attachment (p\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), a sense of reliable alliance (p\u00a0=\u00a00.001) and the obtaining of guidance (p\u00a0=\u00a00.01). The overall view of the experience of loneliness was dominated by emptiness and negative emotions. The following themes were identified: <jats:italic>Emotions<\/jats:italic> were dominated by sadness, anxiety and restlessness, anger and guilt. <jats:italic>Relationships<\/jats:italic> were dominated by being left alone, being confined and feeling useless. <jats:italic>Existential dimensions<\/jats:italic> were characterised by emptiness, endless boredom, isolation and the potential for change.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study shows that loneliness is prevalent among older people suffering from chronic physical illness and confirms the complexity of the concept. 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