In the context of COVID-19, social isolation may be especially detrimental to family caregivers being that the majority are older adults themselves and are already at increased risk of stress, anxiety and depression [3]. Increasing evidence demonstrates that social isolation has detrimental impact ...
In recent years, changes in economy and culture in Chinese society, as well as life events in the ageing process, have made the shrinking of social network more pronounced among the elderly. Social isolation, which is one of the important factors related to the health of older adults, has ...
Compared to men with lower education (OR = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.77-1.23), those with higher education (OR = 1.91, 95% CI = 1.40-2.60) exhibited a greater association between social isolation and depression onset. Moderating effect of education was not found for women. Limitations : Depression...
Social isolation may cause dire health effects for the elderly. A new study, published in theProceedings of the National Academy of Scienceson March 26, showed that older men and women who are apart from their family and friends had a 26 percent higher death risk during a seven year period ...
The burden of cardiovascular disease in the elderly: morbidity, mortality, and costs. Clin Geriatr Med. 2009;25(4):563-577, vii. doi:10.1016/j.cger.2009.07.007 33. Miyawaki CE. Association of social isolation and health across different racial and ethnic groups of older Americans. ...
Loneliness and social isolation (SI) are well-established as factors contributing to the development of a range of chronic health conditions including dementia, cardiovascular diseases and depression [1,2]. Articles have found that the health implications of loneliness and SI are comparable to well-...
In this elderly Southern European population, the beneficial effects of social networks, social participation, engagement in the life of significant others and having a confidant call for public policies that foster intergenerational and community exchanges. ...
The general pattern in this research is that increased social isolation is associated with decreased life satisfaction, higher levels of depression, and lower levels of psychological well-being (Cacioppo and Cacioppo,2014; Coutin and Knapp,2017; Dahlberg and McKee,2018; Harasemiw et al.,2018; Le...
Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System. National Academies Press; 2020. 5. Santini ZI, Jose PE, York Cornwell E, et al. Social disconnectedness, perceived isolation, and symptoms of depression and anxiety among older Americans (NSHAP...
Loneliness and social isolation have been identified as important predictors of various health outcomes, but little research has investigated their influence on falls. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal association between loneliness, social isolation and falls amongst older adults in England,...