Loneliness in adults: Evidence-based research and interventions for NPs

T Pearson - The Nurse Practitioner, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Loneliness is a complex psychophysiologic concept, a health risk factor, and a worrisome
trend across the globe. This article reviews the latest research on the negative health effects …

Risk factors for loneliness: A literature review

M Barjaková, A Garnero, B d'Hombres - Social science & medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Rationale Increasingly, loneliness is being recognised as a serious problem with detrimental
effects on health, as well as on social cohesion and community trust. To effectively tackle this …

Feeling lonelier during the early COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional analysis of adults living in the United States

S Bornstein, M Magnus - Psychiatry research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had many negative
consequences, one of which was the increase of loneliness. We aimed to explore …

[HTML][HTML] Loneliness is not a homogeneous experience: An empirical analysis of adaptive and maladaptive forms of loneliness in the UK

A Ypsilanti, L Lazuras - Psychiatry Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding loneliness is pivotal to informing relevant evidence-based preventive
interventions. The present study examined the prevalence of loneliness in the UK, during the …

Loneliness might be a killer, but what's the best way to protect against it?

R Rubin - Jama, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Those ads, though well-intentioned, epitomize common misconceptions about loneliness,
says Victor, a professor of gerontology and public health at Brunel University London. In …

Reducing loneliness: The impact of mindfulness, social cognitions, and coping

R Besse, WK Whitaker, LA Brannon - Psychological Reports, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
While many facets of loneliness have been explored, research examining the efficacy of
loneliness interventions has been overlooked among young adults. The study of loneliness …

[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 among older adults in the community during COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey in Canada

RD Savage, W Wu, J Li, A Lawson, SE Bronskill… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Physical distancing and stay-at-home measures implemented to slow
transmission of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may intensify feelings of loneliness in …

Loneliness in the COVID-19 pandemic: Associations with age, gender and their interaction

CM Wickens, AJ McDonald, T Elton-Marshall… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Loneliness is associated with mental health and thus is of particular concern in the COVID-
19 pandemic, due to physical distancing restrictions and shelter-in-place orders. The current …

Loneliness in older adults

NM Stall, RD Savage, PA Rochon - Cmaj, 2019 - Can Med Assoc
4. Gerst-Emerson K, Jayawardhana J. Loneliness as a public health issue: the impact of
loneliness on health care utilization among older adults. Am J Public Health 2015; 105 …