Social connectedness as a determinant of mental health: A scoping review

PJ Wickramaratne, T Yangchen, L Lepow, BG Patra… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Public health and epidemiologic research have established that social connectedness
promotes overall health. Yet there have been no recent reviews of findings from research …

Friends from the future: a scoping review of research into robots and computer agents to combat loneliness in older people

N Gasteiger, K Loveys, M Law… - Clinical interventions in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background and Aim Loneliness is a common problem in older adults and contributes to
poor health. This scoping review aimed to synthesize and report evidence on the …

Interventions associated with reduced loneliness and social isolation in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Hoang, JA King, S Moore, K Moore… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Loneliness and social isolation are public health concerns faced by older adults
due to physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes that develop with aging. Loneliness …

[HTML][HTML] The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations

JB Kirkbride, DM Anglin, I Colman, J Dykxhoorn… - World …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
People exposed to more unfavourable social circumstances are more vulnerable to poor
mental health over their life course, in ways that are often determined by structural factors …

Social relationships and depression during the COVID-19 lockdown: longitudinal analysis of the COVID-19 Social Study

A Sommerlad, L Marston, J Huntley… - Psychological …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to measures that
reduced social contact and support. We explored whether UK residents with more frequent …

Social isolation and loneliness during COVID-19 lockdown: Associations with depressive symptoms in the German old-age population

F Müller, S Röhr, U Reininghaus… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic increase the risk of social isolation and
loneliness, which may affect mental wellbeing. Therefore, we aimed to investigate …

The economic case for investing in the prevention of mental health conditions in the UK

D McDaid, AL Park, G Davidson, A John, L Knifton… - 2022 - pure.qub.ac.uk
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The economic case for investing in the prevention of mental health conditions in the UK …

Examining temporal interactions between loneliness and depressive symptoms and the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties among UK residents during …

JM Groarke, E McGlinchey… - Journal of Affective …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Longitudinal studies examining the temporal association between mental
health outcomes during the COVID-19 outbreak are needed. It is important to determine how …

Changes on depression and suicidal ideation under severe lockdown restrictions during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: a longitudinal study in the …

JL Ayuso-Mateos, D Morillo, JM Haro… - Epidemiology and …, 2023 - cambridge.org
AimsTo assess whether there is a change in the prevalence of depression and suicidal
ideation after the strict lockdown measures due to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic …

One year after the COVID-19 outbreak in Germany: long-term changes in depression, anxiety, loneliness, distress and life satisfaction

C Benke, LK Autenrieth, E Asselmann… - European Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
Several studies have linked the COVID-19 pandemic to unfavorable mental health
outcomes. However, we know little about long-term changes in mental health due to the …