The COVID-19 pandemic and measures aimed at its mitigation, such as physical distancing,
have been discussed as risk factors for loneliness, which increases the risk of premature …

Background A significant proportion of the worldwide population is at risk of social isolation
and loneliness as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to identify effective …

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new reality for consumers all around the globe. To
cope, users of digital technologies have faced the necessity of adopting and using specific …

The COVID-19 Pandemic has led to social isolation; however, with the help of technology,
education can continue through this tough time. Therefore, this research attempts to explore …

Objectives With the spread of COVID-19, the Netherlands implemented a policy to keep
citizens physically distanced. We hypothesize that consequent reduction in the frequency of …

Abstract The BBC Loneliness Experiment provided a unique opportunity to examine
differences in the experience of lonelines across cultures, age, and gender, and the …

Background The COVID-19 outbreak raised questions about how people experience their
mental health, quality of life (QoL), wellbeing and loneliness in the context of social …

Social isolation and loneliness among older people Page 1 ADVOCACY BRIEF: Social
isolation and loneliness among older people Page 2 Acknowledgements The development of …

Abstract Since early 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has led to numerous businesses around
the world making use of information and communication technologies (ICT) more frequently …

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 …