Objectives Social isolation and loneliness have been associated with ill health and are
common in the developed world. A clear understanding of their implications for morbidity …

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 …

Objectives To effectively reduce loneliness in older adults, interventions should be based on
firm evidence regarding risk factors for loneliness in that population. This systematic review …

The health and well‐being consequences of social isolation and loneliness in old age are
increasingly being recognised. The purpose of this sco** review was to take stock of the …

Loneliness and social isolation are major problems for older adults. Interventions and
activities aimed at reducing social isolation and loneliness are widely advocated as a …

Introduction Loneliness has social and health implications. The aim of this article is to
evaluate the association of loneliness with all-cause mortality. Methods Pubmed, PsycINFO …

Social and demographic trends are placing an increasing number of adults at risk for
loneliness, an established risk factor for physical and mental illness. The growing costs of …

Background: Older persons are particularly vulnerable to loneliness because of common
age-related changes and losses. This paper reviews predictors of loneliness in the older …

Objective: A number of mechanisms have been proposed through which social isolation and
loneliness may affect health, including health-related behavioral and biological factors …

Purpose Social isolation and related concepts have been discussed increasingly in the field
of mental health. Despite this, there is a lack of conceptual clarity and consistency in the …