Background Loneliness is a serious public health problem. This became even more visible
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, the key social network aspects contributing to …

Objectives. To examine the relationships between loneliness, social and health behaviors,
health, and mortality among older adults in China. Method. Data came from a nationally …

Socially isolated older adults often lack opportunities to establish the social connections that
support positive health and well-being. Volunteering, either formal or informal, is one …

Background Few studies have clarified the mechanisms linking social anxiety and
loneliness in older populations. The study aimed to explore how social network mediate the …

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the onset of
multimorbidity with loneliness and social network size longitudinally. Methods Longitudinal …

Background Older adults are at risk for loneliness, and interventions to promote social
connectedness are needed to directly address this problem. The nature of interventions …

Background Loneliness is a problem experienced by most older adults due to internal and
external factors. This condition may lead to various physical and psychological health …

Loneliness is a central predictor of depression and major factor of all-cause mortality.
Loneliness is supposed to be a warning signal prompting individuals to seek out social …

This chapter describes the methods used to explore the range and diversity of existing
services aimed at alleviating loneliness or social isolation among the older population in NI …

This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and suitability of social isolation and loneliness
interventions for older people from minoritised ethnic groups living in the UK. It employed an …