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Loneliness and social isolation interventions for older adults: a scoping review of reviews

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Loneliness and social isolation are growing public health concerns in our ageing society. Whilst these experiences occur across the life span, 50% of individuals aged over 60 are at risk of social isolation and one-third will experience some ...
Olujoke Fakoya, N. Mccorry, M. Donnelly
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The impact of social isolation and perceived loneliness in older adults: a cross-sectional descriptive Chilean study

Frontiers in Psychology
Social Isolation is defined as having minimal contact with other people, whether they are family or friends. At the same time, Loneliness is the subjective feeling of having less affection and closeness than desired in the intimate or relational sphere ...
Christine Gierke, Christine Gierke, Christine Gierke, Carlos F. Navarro, Carlos F. Navarro, Melissa Martinez, Carolina Delgado, Carolina Delgado, Walthers Diaz-Gierke, Walthers Diaz-Gierke, Rocio Diaz, Rocio Diaz, Gonzalo Farias, Gonzalo Farias, Gonzalo Farias   +14 more
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Gender and Social Isolation across the Life Course

Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2022
Social isolation has robust adverse effects on health, well-being, dementia risk, and longevity. Although most studies suggest similar effects of isolation on the health of men and women, there has been much less attention to gendered patterns of social ...
Debra J Umberson, Zhiyong Lin, Hyun-Hee Cha   +2 more
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Improvement of Social Isolation and Loneliness and Excess Mortality Risk in People With Obesity

JAMA Network Open
Key Points Question Could the excess risk of mortality related to obesity be attenuated through the improvement of social isolation and loneliness? Findings In this cohort study of 398 972 UK Biobank participants, as the index of social isolation and ...
Jian Zhou, Rui Tang, Xuan Wang, Xiang Li, Yoriko Heianza, Lu Qi   +5 more
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Association of social isolation and cognitive performance: a longitudinal study using a four-wave nationwide survey

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background This study aimed to examine the bidirectional relationship between social isolation and cognitive performance among Chinese middle-aged and older adults.
Yanran Duan, Shuai Jiang, Zhao Yin, Sufan Wang, Jinghong Gao, Mengyu Yang, Changying Chen, Hang Fu, Chengzeng Wang   +8 more
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Associations of social isolation, social participation, and loneliness with frailty in older adults in Singapore: a panel data analysis

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background There is a shortage of research evidence about how social isolation, social participation, and loneliness were longitudinally associated with frailty. This study was to 1) examine the associations of social isolation, social participation, and
Lixia Ge, C. Yap, B. Heng
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Relationship between psychopathological symptoms and drug addiction, and mediating role of psychological distress in drug addicts

Shanghai Jiaotong Daxue xuebao. Yixue ban
Objective·To identify different comorbidity types resulting from the spontaneous association of psychopathological symptoms among male drug addicts, explore the relationship between latent types and drug addiction, and examine the mediating role of ...
GAO Yuyan, LI Wei, WANG Shuting, KISHIMOTO Tomoko, ZHANG Ruyuan   +4 more
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Poststress social isolation exerts anxiolytic effects by activating the ventral dentate gyrus

Neurobiology of Stress, 2023
After aversive stress, people either choose to return to their previously familiar social environment or tend to adopt temporary social withdrawal to buffer negative emotions.
Huiyang Lei, Huaqing Shu, Rui Xiong, Ting He, Jingru Lv, Jiale Liu, Guilin Pi, Dan Ke, Qun Wang, Xifei Yang, Jian-Zhi Wang, Ying Yang   +11 more
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Measures of Social Isolation [PDF]

Social Indicators Research, 2016
Social isolation is a deprivation of social connectedness. It is a crucial aspect that continues to be named by people as a core impediment for achieving well-being and as a relevant factor for understanding poverty. However it is not routinely included in surveys that provide data on multidimensional poverty measurement.
Zavaleta, D., Samuel, K., Mills, C.
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Loneliness and Social Isolation: A Multi-Country Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
The COVID-19 global pandemic and subsequent public health social measures have challenged our social and economic life, with increasing concerns around potentially rising levels of social isolation and loneliness.
R. O’Sullivan, Annette Burns, G. Leavey, I. Leroi, V. Burholt, J. Lubben, J. Holt‐Lunstad, C. Victor, B. Lawlor, M. Vilar-Compte, Carla M Perissinotto, M. Tully, M. Sullivan, M. Rosato, J. Power, Elisa Tiilikainen, T. Prohaska   +16 more
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