Background Public health measures to control the COVID‐19 pandemic have led to feelings
of loneliness among older adults, which, prior to COVID, has been associated with …

Social distancing and “stay-at-home” orders are essential to contain the coronavirus
outbreak (COVID-19), but there is concern that these measures will increase feelings of …

Well before distancing and quarantine mandates, individualistic cultural values and stratified
structural conditions had led to a public health epidemic of loneliness. Given unprecedented …

When I began my first tenure as surgeon general in 2014, I did not expect loneliness and
social isolation to become one of my top priorities. But, as I traveled across America and …

Background Loneliness is associated with many mental health conditions, as both a
potential causal and an exacerbating factor. Richer evidence about how people with mental …

Building on theory suggesting that loneliness is distinct from living arrangements, social
isolation, and perceived social support, we examined change in loneliness for older people …

2 INTRODUCTION Loneliness, the subjective perception of social disconnectedness, is
emerging as a public health crisis. In 2018, approximately 50 million US adults aged≥ 45 …

Loneliness and associated mental health problems are of particular concern during the
COVID-19 pandemic due to physical distancing and lockdown restrictions. Loneliness is …

Introduction loneliness is prevalent worldwide. It is also associated with an increased risk for
depression, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, stroke and early death. As such …

Purpose: To inform health behavior intervention design, we sought to quantify loneliness
and its correlates, including social media use, among adults in the United States. Design …