Objective To examine the association between social isolation and mortality and incident
diseases in middle-aged adults in urban and rural communities from high-income, middle …

Background Although several epidemiological studies have linked social isolation to
increased risk of mortality, the magnitude of any effect is unclear, in part because of the use …

Objectives. To estimate the simultaneous effects of social isolation and loneliness on
mortality. Methods. We analyzed a representative Finnish sample (n= 8650) from the cross …

Social isolation is associated with higher mortality in studies comprising mostly white adults,
yet associations among black adults are unclear. In this prospective cohort study, we …

Social isolation is associated with increased mortality. Meta-analytic results, however,
indicate heterogeneity in effect sizes. We aimed to provide new evidence to the association …

Aim Existing evidence links social isolation with poor health. To examine differences in the
mortality risk by social isolation, and in socio‐economic correlates of social isolation, we …

The associations between social isolation, loneliness and the risk of mortality from all
causes, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer are controversial. We systematically …

Background: Subjective and objective measures of isolation have been associated with
increased risk of mortality in many studies, and some have found differential effects. Data …

Introduction Health effects of social isolation are well-studied at older age, in English-
speaking countries, for individual health conditions, and based on unidimensional measures …

Objectives Social isolation and loneliness have been associated with ill health and are
common in the developed world. A clear understanding of their implications for morbidity …