This review argues that a distinctly positive form of social connection is made possible by the
social identities that people derive from psychologically meaningful group memberships …

Objective To systematically identify and describe studies that have evaluated the impact of
gardens and gardening on health and well-being. A secondary objective was to use this …

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Objective This study aimed to examine the association of loneliness and social isolation on
cognition over a 3‐year follow‐up period in middle‐and older‐aged adults. Methods Data …

Objective: Loneliness is a key public health issue for which various interventions have been
trialed. However, few directly target the core feature of loneliness—lack of belonging. This is …

Objectives This study aimed to assess the degree to which the 'social cure'model of
psychosocial health captures the understandings and experiences of healthcare staff and …

We examined whether the Social Cure (SC) perspective explains the efficacy of a Social
Prescribing (SP) pathway which addresses healthcare needs through enhancing social …

In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the threats to health posed by
loneliness. One of the main strategies that has been recommended to address this is social …

Background: With the global burden of disease increasing, particularly in relation to often
preventable chronic diseases, researchers and clinicians are keen to identify interventions …

Background Decades of research indicate that when social connectedness is threatened,
mental health is at risk. However, extant interventions to tackle loneliness have had only …