Background Loneliness has been increasingly recognized as an important determinant of
mental health. The purposes of this study were to (1) determine the degree of loneliness of …

Background While loneliness has been regarded as a risk to mental and physical health,
there is a lack of current community data covering a broad age range. This study used a …

Background Loneliness is a highly relevant public mental health issue. This work presents
the validation of a single-item measure of loneliness and its subjective experience:“I am …

Purpose Loneliness is a recognised public-health concern that is traditionally regarded as a
unidimensional construct. Theories of loneliness predict the existence of subtypes of …

Background Evidence provides inconsistent findings on risk factors and health outcomes
associated with loneliness. The aim of this work was to grade the evidence on risk factors …

Purpose Loneliness can affect people at any time and for some it can be an overwhelming
feeling leading to negative thoughts and feelings. The current study, based on the Adult …

In recent years its medical implications have brought loneliness to the centre of attention of
mass media, government agents, and the general public. However, as this volume …

Objectives Loneliness has a long‐established link with depression; however, patterns of
loneliness, specifically transient (short‐term) and chronic loneliness (longer‐term), have …

The primary objective was to evaluate the comparative effects of loneliness on multiple
distinct health outcomes. The literature was qualitatively reviewed to identify loneliness risk …

Objective Loneliness has a deep impact on quality of life in older people. Findings on sex‐
specific differences on the experience of loneliness remain sparse. This study compared the …