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 …

Loneliness is a prevalent and global problem for adult populations, and a number of
different studies have linked it to multiple chronic conditions, including: heart disease, lung …

Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that
affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of …

COVID-19 outbreak is a sudden and devastating global pandemic in which the control of the
spread is highly dependent on individual reactions, until the development of a vaccine and …

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to build a detailed, integrative profile of the correlates
of young adults' feelings of loneliness, in terms of their current health and functioning and …

In 1978, when the Task Panel report to the US President's Commission on Mental Health
emphasized the importance of improving health care and easing the pain of those suffering …

Background: Older persons are particularly vulnerable to loneliness because of common
age-related changes and losses. This paper reviews predictors of loneliness in the older …

Introduction Loneliness is a common, emotionally distressing experience and is associated
with adverse physical and mental health and an unhealthy lifestyle. Nevertheless, little is …

Background The prospective associations between social isolation, loneliness, and health
behaviors are uncertain, despite the potential importance of these relationships over time for …

Social distancing has been adopted worldwide to control severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. Social isolation is likely to lead to a decline in …