There are growing calls from researchers and policy makers to redefine loneliness and
social isolation (SI) as public health issues, and to move towards a transdisciplinary …

China has a large and rapidly growing older population. Loneliness is associated with a
range of negative health outcomes in older adults. However, to date, there is still a lack of …

Background Against the background of an aging population, older adults living alone in
cities are increasingly dependent. However, their use of home and community-based …

Background People's potentials to seek health information can be affected by their social
context, such as their social networks and the resources provided through those social …

Background: Despite a relatively large number of studies exploring late-life loneliness, few
studies have compared gender differences in the correlates of loneliness of older adults …

Background To explore the association between social capital and frailty and the mediating
effect of health-promoting lifestyles among Chinese older adults, while providing scientific …

Background Loneliness is an important problem afflicting the health of older adults, and has
been proven to be associated with social capital. Previous research in China rarely …

Objective This study aimed to examine the mediating role of social capital in the association
between perceived physical neighborhood environment and loneliness among older adults …

Background Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is increasingly recognized as a clinical and
medical risk factor for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. Currently, there is little …

The present study aims to investigate the prevalence of loneliness and its associated factors
among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional …