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 …

Actual and perceived social isolation are both associated with increased risk for early
mortality. In this meta-analytic review, our objective is to establish the overall and relative …

Our social relationships are widely considered crucial to emotional well-being; however, the
possibility that social connection may be a biological need, vital to physical wellbeing and …

A robust body of scientific evidence has indicated that being embedded in high-quality close
relationships and feeling socially connected to the people in one's life is associated with …

Individuals experience loneliness when they perceive a deficiency in the quality or quantity
of their social relationships. In the present meta-analysis, we compiled data from 75 …

Objectives: This study of loneliness across adult lifespan examined its associations with
sociodemographics, mental health (positive and negative psychological states and traits) …

Public health and epidemiologic research have established that social connectedness
promotes overall health. Yet there have been no recent reviews of findings from research …

Most people have experienced loneliness and have been able to overcome it to reconnect
with other people. In the current review, we provide a life-span perspective on one …

The relationship between living alone, loneliness and social isolation, and how they are
associated with health remain contentious. We sought to explore typologies based on …

Background There is increasing evidence of an association between social relationships
and morbidity in general, and cardiovascular disease in particular. However, recent …