The COVID-19 pandemic provided a unique opportunity to examine the contributions of
social interaction and other non-social factors to loneliness among older adults in the …

Objectives The potential impact of social distancing policies during the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on social isolation and loneliness is of increasing global …

Current research has shown that young adults are at the greatest risk of loneliness during
the pandemic. Drawing upon the Understanding Society COVID-19 survey, this study …

Objectives The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, with its accompanying isolation
measures, has led to increasing loneliness among older adults. In this study, we examine …

Objectives The objective of this study was to examine factors that threatened and protected
the wellbeing of older adults living in the UK during social distancing restrictions due to the …

Lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic increase the risk of social isolation and
loneliness, which may affect mental wellbeing. Therefore, we aimed to investigate …

Background The impact of COVID-19 restrictions on people living with dementia and their
carers is an emerging focus of recent research determining how we can best support this …

Background Social isolation has been recommended for reducing older adults' mortality and
severe cases of COVID illness. That has resulted in unavoidable consequences of mental ill …

Objectives We examined whether social isolation due to the COVID-19 shelter-in-place
orders was associated with greater loneliness and depression for older adults, and, if so …

Background: The mitigation strategies employed against the COVID-19 pandemic have
severe mental health consequences. In particular, as a result of the social distancing …