Background “The impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the
shutdown it triggered at universities across the world, led to a great degree of social isolation …

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 …

Within contemporary Western (post) modern societies, loneliness is seen as a problem that
is particularly associated with old age. Much less attention has been given to examining …

Loneliness concerns the subjective evaluation that the number of relationships is smaller
than the individual considers desirable or that the intimacy that the individual wishes for has …

Using two multilevel analyses of residents in 12 (1992 Eurobarometer; N= 3,902) and 22
(2006 European Social Survey, N= 38,867) European societies, respectively, we examined …

Abstract Background and Objectives Since the 1980s, most researchers have agreed on the
concept of social and emotional loneliness as an unacceptable and negatively experienced …

Objectives To examine the effects of reminiscence therapy on psychological well‐being,
depression, and loneliness among institutionalized elderly people. Methods In an …

Canada continues to be a prominent immigrant and refugee‐receiving country in worldwide
migration, resettlement, and search for refuge, yet there is a gap in our understanding of …

Although there are many studies reporting perceived social isolation or loneliness and their
correlates in specific groups, there are few modern prevalence studies. This study reports on …

Background Previous studies of loneliness have largely focused on establishing risk factors
in specific age groups such as in later life or in young people. Researchers have paid less …