Caregiving, volunteering, and loneliness in middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review

SC Akhter-Khan, V Hofmann, M Warncke… - Aging & mental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Older adults contribute vast amounts of care to society, yet it remains unclear how
unpaid productive activities relate to loneliness. The objective of this systematic review is to …

La investigación sobre soledad y redes de apoyo social en las personas mayores: una revisión sistemática en Europa

LP Gallardo-Peralta, E Sánchez-Moreno… - Revista Española de …, 2023 - SciELO Espana
Métodos: Se encontraron 1.591 artículos en total en las plataformas digitales WoS y Scopus.
Tras la valoración inicial de los títulos y resúmenes, lectura de texto completo y revisión de …

Mourning in a pandemic: The differential impact of COVID-19 widowhood on mental health

H Wang, E Smith-Greenaway, S Bauldry… - The Journals of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The death of a spouse is an established predictor of mental health decline that
foreshadows worsening physical health and elevated mortality. The millions widowed by …

Loneliness and personal well‐being in young people: Moderating effects of individual, interpersonal, and community factors

C Goodfellow, D Hardoon, J Inchley… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Loneliness is prevalent among young people. But, there is little work exploring
the association between loneliness with well‐being among this age group. Framed by social …

Prospective effects of loneliness on frequency of alcohol and marijuana use

S Gutkind, LR Gorfinkel, DS Hasin - Addictive behaviors, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Loneliness is a widespread problem, with demonstrated negative health effects.
However, prospective data on the relationship between loneliness and problematic …

Loneliness and global cognitive functioning in racially and ethnically diverse US midlife and older adults

D Camacho, K Pacheco, J Moxley, MP Aranda… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Few studies have examined the association of loneliness and cognitive
functioning in the US. We used two common measures of loneliness and examined their …

[HTML][HTML] Association of polypharmacy with occurrence of loneliness and social isolation among older adults

M Svensson, H Ekström, S Elmståhl, A Rosso - Archives of Gerontology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Polypharmacy is increasing. The longitudinal association of
polypharmacy and social isolation has not been previously reported. The aim of this study …

Relationship between adverse childhood experiences and problematic internet use among young adults: the role of the feeling of loneliness trajectory

WH Lin, C Chiao - Journal of behavioral addictions, 2022 - akjournals.com
Backgrounds and aims Given problematic Internet usage's (PIU) negative impact on
individual health, this study evaluates how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect …

Prevalence and associated factors of incident and persistent loneliness among middle-aged and older adults in Thailand

S Pengpid, K Peltzer - BMC psychology, 2023 - Springer
Background The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of
incident and persistent loneliness in a prospective cohort study among middle-aged and …

The effects of loneliness, social isolation, and associated gender differences on the risk of developing cognitive impairment for Chinese oldest old

Y Huang, X Zhu, X Liu, J Li - Aging & Mental Health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To investigate whether loneliness and social isolation could independently
predict subsequent risk of cognitive impairment in Chinese oldest old, and to examine …