[HTML][HTML] Differences in loneliness and social isolation among community-dwelling older adults by household type: a nationwide survey in Japan

N Oe, E Tadaka - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Social isolation and loneliness are determinants of healthy longevity.
However, previous research has focused on either social isolation or loneliness and has not …

[HTML][HTML] 21st Century Good Neighbor Program: an easily generalizable program to reduce social isolation in older adults

S Sandu, S Sreedhar, L Chang, L Cohen… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Aim: In this once-in-a-lifetime humanitarian crisis, what does it mean to be a good neighbor?
It means that as a community, we must address loneliness and barriers to care faced by …

[PDF][PDF] Socioeconomic correlates of loneliness and social isolation in late life

T Kaiser, M Luhmann - Loneliness and Social Isolation in Old Age, 2023 - library.oapen.org
People are socially isolated when they have no or very small social networks and few social
interactions in their everyday lives (Wang et al., 2017). If the quantity or quality of their …

[HTML][HTML] Social and emotional loneliness in older community dwelling-individuals: the role of socio-demographics

V Ibáñez-del Valle, S Corchón, G Zaharia… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Social determinants have a major influence on individuals' health, and among
them, loneliness has an important impact on the health of the elderly. Objectives: The aims …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of social isolation, loneliness and frailty on health outcomes and their possible mediators and moderators in community-dwelling older adults: A …

F Mehrabi, F Béland - Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background/Objectives Over the past decade, the quantity and quality of social
relationships in later life have become one of the main challenges facing an aging society …

Friendships, loneliness and psychological wellbeing in older adults: a limit to the benefit of the number of friends

A Thompson, MA Smith, A McNeill, TV Pollet - Ageing & Society, 2024 - cambridge.org
Loneliness is linked to many negative health outcomes and places strain on the economy
and the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. To combat these issues, the …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of a peer-based intervention on loneliness and social isolation of older Chinese immigrants in Canada: a randomized controlled trial

DWL Lai, J Li, X Ou, CYP Li - BMC geriatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background Social isolation is a key concern for immigrant older adults. We examined the
effectiveness of a peer-based intervention in reducing loneliness, social isolation, and …

Understanding loneliness in late life

O Huxhold, KL Fiori - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract (120 words) Loneliness in late adulthood is a public health issue. Thus,
understanding the etiology of loneliness is of critical importance. Here, we conceptualize the …

[HTML][HTML] An exploratory study on material deprivation and loneliness among older adults in Hong Kong

VFY Tang, KL Chou - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background Poverty, as a risk factor for loneliness, has been understudied, and there is a
need to gain a better understanding of the relationship between poverty examined by …

Social and emotional loneliness in older community dwelling-individuals: The role of socio-demographics

VI Valle, S Corchón, G Zaharia, O Cauli - IJERPH, 2022 - econpapers.repec.org
Background: Social determinants have a major influence on individuals' health, and among
them, loneliness has an important impact on the health of the elderly. Objectives: The aims …