Valid theorizing and quantitative comparisons of loneliness across cultures require cross‐
culturally similar meanings of loneliness. However, we know little about whether this is the …

This open access book turns the research attention of social policy scholars and long-term
care researchers from comparative descriptions of care systems, focusing mostly on …

Background Social isolation is a predictor of mortality and morbidity, as well as an outcome
of many health‐related predictors. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of …

We aim to examine multimorbidity as a risk factor for feeling of loneliness among older
adults in India. Further, we investigate the interactive effects of sex and living arrangements …

The COVID‐19 pandemic has exacerbated preexisting mental health disparities. In India,
marginalization based on caste membership, gender, and rural residence are critical …

The present study investigated the psychometric properties of the three-item loneliness
scale (TILS) in the Indian context using two studies. Based on a sample of 570 respondents …

Evidence to support nature contact and nature prescriptions to reduce loneliness is scant. A
total of 2100 individuals took part in a survey conducted in Australia (n= 525, mean age …

This study aimed to estimate prevalence of loneliness among older Brazilian adults over the
first seven months of the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify the predictors of loneliness …

Purpose/Background-Like many developing countries, India started to follow several
strategies such as lockdown and social distancing to combat the spread of Coronavirus …

Loneliness is a growing public health concern affecting all age groups, with a specific impact
on the older population. Qualitative research has been conducted to understand the lived …