Beware the “loneliness gap”? Examining emerging inequalities and long‐term risks of loneliness and isolation emerging from COVID‐19

R Patulny, M Bower - Australian Journal of Social Issues, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging evidence suggests COVID lockdowns have not only increased the social problem
of loneliness but widened the 'loneliness gap'between the most and least lonely people …

Connection, constraint, and coping: A qualitative study of experiences of loneliness during the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK

PE McKenna-Plumley, L Graham-Wisener, E Berry… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated physical distancing which is expected to
continue in some form for the foreseeable future. Physical distancing policies have …

[HTML][HTML] Who is lonely in lockdown? Cross-cohort analyses of predictors of loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

F Bu, A Steptoe, D Fancourt - Public health, 2020 - Elsevier
Background There are concerns internationally that lockdown measures taken during the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic could lead to a rise in loneliness. As …

[HTML][HTML] Loneliness during a strict lockdown: Trajectories and predictors during the COVID-19 pandemic in 38,217 United Kingdom adults

F Bu, A Steptoe, D Fancourt - Social science & medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Rationale There are increasing worries that lockdowns and 'stay-at-home'orders due to the
COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a rise in loneliness, which is recognised as a major …

Older people's views on loneliness during COVID-19 lockdowns

T Morgan, J Wiles, K Morgan, L Williams… - Aging & Mental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background and Objectives There have been growing concerns that social
distancing and stay-at-home mandates have exacerbated loneliness for older people …

[HTML][HTML] Loneliness during lockdown: trajectories and predictors during the COVID-19 pandemic in 35,712 adults in the UK

F Bu, A Steptoe, D Fancourt - 2020 - europepmc.org
Objective The current study aimed to examine if and how loneliness levels changed during
the strict lockdown and to explore the clustering of loneliness growth trajectories. Methods …

[PDF][PDF] How the COVID-19 pandemic is focusing attention on loneliness and social isolation

BJ Smith, MH Lim - Public Health Res Pract, 2020 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
The effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic upon human health,
economic activity and social engagement have been swift and far reaching. Emerging …

[PDF][PDF] Loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

L Dahlberg - Loneliness and Social Isolation in Old Age, 2021 - library.oapen.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has direct effects on people's health and the number of deaths due
to the virus has reached more than a million (WHO, 2020a). In addition, the pandemic and …

Loneliness in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional results from the COVID-19 Psychological Wellbeing Study

JM Groarke, E Berry, L Graham-Wisener… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Loneliness is a significant public health issue. The COVID-19 pandemic has
resulted in lockdown measures limiting social contact. The UK public are worried about the …

The public health impact of loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic

J Allen, O Darlington, K Hughes, MA Bellis - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Social distancing measures have been effective in mitigating the spread of
COVID-19; however, they have imposed a significant burden on population mental health …