• And with the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been great concern about increased isolation and its effect on loneliness and other mental health conditions. (ama-assn.org)
  • The longitudinal association of polypharmacy and social isolation has not been previously reported. (lu.se)
  • The aim of this study was to explore longitudinal associations of polypharmacy with loneliness and social isolation among older adults. (lu.se)
  • A total of 1526 and 2556 participants were included in the separate analyses for loneliness and social isolation. (lu.se)
  • Associations of polypharmacy with occurrence of loneliness and social isolation were estimated using logistic regression models. (lu.se)
  • During follow-up, 409 and 414 participants developed loneliness and social isolation, respectively. (lu.se)
  • Consideration of loneliness and social isolation are warranted when caring for older adults taking multiple medications. (lu.se)
  • Loneliness has been a problem across various generations since before the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr. Desiree Shapiro, associate clinical professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at UCSD and Rady Children's Hospital, and has increased during the periods of isolation resulting from pandemic-related restrictions on gatherings. (lajollalight.com)
  • Being alone may leave older adults more vulnerable to loneliness and social isolation , which can affect their health and well-being. (nih.gov)
  • Studies show that loneliness and social isolation are associated with higher risks for health problems such as heart disease , depression , and cognitive decline . (nih.gov)
  • What is the difference between loneliness and social isolation? (nih.gov)
  • Loneliness and social isolation are different, but related. (nih.gov)
  • Older adults are at higher risk for social isolation and loneliness due to changes in health and social connections that can come with growing older, hearing, vision, and memory loss, disability, trouble getting around, and/or the loss of family and friends. (nih.gov)
  • View the Social Isolation and Loneliness Outreach Toolkit for social media images and posts, animated graphics (GIFs), educational materials, and more. (nih.gov)
  • Social isolation and loneliness may also be bad for brain health. (nih.gov)
  • Loneliness and social isolation have been linked to poorer cognitive function and higher risk for dementia , including and especially for Alzheimer's disease . (nih.gov)
  • This resource seeks to provide assistance for a wide range of issues affecting older Americans, including social isolation and loneliness. (nih.gov)
  • For additional resources on older adults and social isolation and loneliness visit, Expand Your Circles: Prevent Isolation and Loneliness As You Age (PDF, 4.75M). (nih.gov)
  • Loneliness can result from "situational factors," circumstances in life that increase the possibility of isolation. (cbn.com)
  • Murthy did not provide any data that illustrates how many people die directly from loneliness or isolation. (yahoo.com)
  • Longitudinal associations between loneliness, social isolation and cardiovascular events. (sbbresearch.org)
  • For many, particularly older adults who are more likely to live alone and whose social circles tend to be smaller, this will exacerbate the social isolation and loneliness that many individuals are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (caregiver.com)
  • Developed this year in partnership with the University of California, San Diego Center for Healthy Aging, the campaign is intended to raise awareness of local programs that can help reduce social isolation and loneliness among older adults. (caregiver.com)
  • Preventing social isolation and loneliness has always been a core mission for the Aging Network, and COVID-19 has made this work even more critical," said Lance Robertson, Assistant Secretary for Aging and Administrator of the U.S. Administration for Community Living. (caregiver.com)
  • This year, based on what we heard from our members who are on the ground in their communities working directly with older adults, no issue is more important to older adults than preventing the social isolation and loneliness that may occur during the pandemic. (caregiver.com)
  • However, the actual relationship of smoking with current and future social isolation and loneliness is unclear. (ersjournals.com)
  • We examined associations of self-reported smoking status at baseline assessment, with social isolation (low social contact, social disengagement, domestic isolation), and loneliness, measured at baseline, and follow-up at 4, 8 and 12 years. (ersjournals.com)
  • Smoking is associated with the development of increasing social isolation and loneliness in older adults, suggesting smoking is detrimental to aspects of psychosocial health. (ersjournals.com)
  • Research has found that loneliness and social isolation may be as bad for your health as obesity or smoking 15 cigarettes a day and significantly impacts mental health. (psychiatry.org)
  • Social isolation is distinct from loneliness and is more objective, referring to a lack of social connections and infrequent social interactions. (psychiatry.org)
  • 3) The research on effective approaches is limited but growing and health professionals around the world are taking steps to help address loneliness and isolation. (psychiatry.org)
  • 2) Life transitions and disruptions, such as going away to college, moving, becoming a parent, retiring, or losing a partner, can also increase the risk of loneliness and social isolation. (psychiatry.org)
  • Numerous national and international organizations have called for actions to prevent and address loneliness and social isolation, including the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, the American Heart Association, and others. (psychiatry.org)
  • In the U.S., the Connect2Affect program, a collaborative effort of AARP, Gerontological Society of America, Give an Hour, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging and UnitedHealth Group, is working to address the issue of social isolation among older adults. (psychiatry.org)
  • Associations between loneliness and memory decline are not consistent among countries and ages, partly because there are cultural differences making some people more tolerant to social isolation. (worldhealth.net)
  • The aim of this study was to explore longitudinal associations of polypharmacy with loneliness and social isolation among older adults.MethodsParticipants aged 60 years and above in southern Sweden were invited for participation. (lu.se)
  • A new report from the Community Broadcasting Foundation , shows that participation in community radio can significantly reduce social isolation and loneliness. (3wbc.org.au)
  • It can make the symptoms of conditions such as anxiety and depression worse, leading to more intense feelings of isolation and loneliness. (healthline.com)
  • Objective We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the association between loneliness or social isolation and incident coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke. (bmj.com)
  • Future studies are needed to investigate whether interventions targeting loneliness and social isolation can help to prevent two of the leading causes of death and disability in high-income countries. (bmj.com)
  • 2 Yet, compared with our understanding of these risk factors, we know much less about the implications of loneliness and social isolation for disease aetiology. (bmj.com)
  • 3 , 4 Health-risk behaviours associated with loneliness and social isolation include physical inactivity and smoking. (bmj.com)
  • 5 Loneliness is linked to lower self-esteem and limited use of active coping methods, 6 while social isolation predicts decline in self-efficacy. (bmj.com)
  • The multivariate analyses demonstrated that older individuals with structural and relational isolation reported higher levels of loneliness and psychological distress. (ewha.ac.kr)
  • Loneliness was found to mediate the effect of both types of social isolation on psychological distress. (ewha.ac.kr)
  • The intervening role of loneliness suggests strategies to alleviate the mental health consequences of social isolation in older immigrants. (ewha.ac.kr)
  • Park, J , Jang, Y , Oh, H & Chi, I 2022, ' Loneliness as a Mediator in the Association Between Social Isolation and Psychological Distress: A Cross-Sectional Study With Older Korean Immigrants in the United States ', Research on Aging . (ewha.ac.kr)
  • To assess the longitudinal associations between loneliness and health outcomes between 2015 (baseline), 2017 (first follow-up) and 2020 (second follow-up), we conducted Generalized Estimating Equations analysis (GEE). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The proportion of loneliness was 21.6% in 2015, 23.8% in 2017 and 21.3% in 2020. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Shapiro said the motivation for the program came partly from a 2020 UCSD study on loneliness, which found while loneliness is experienced throughout one's lifetime, it peaks in one's 20s and again in their 40s, but was lowest in their 60s, findings that she has experienced clinically. (lajollalight.com)
  • Employees who frequently interact with artificial intelligence systems are more likely to experience loneliness that can lead to insomnia and increased after-work drinking, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. (worldhealth.net)
  • Employees who interacted more frequently with AI systems were more likely to experience loneliness, insomnia and increased after-work alcohol consumption, but also showed some helping behaviors toward fellow employees. (worldhealth.net)
  • Two million Australians live alone and research shows they are twice as likely to experience loneliness as those in multiple person households. (3wbc.org.au)
  • When you challenge feelings of loneliness or start to make changes in your life, the cycle of "loneliness thinking" starts to break down. (cmha.ca)
  • How you're feeling in other parts of your life may add to feelings of loneliness. (cmha.ca)
  • In some situations, managing challenges in other parts of your life can reduce some feelings of loneliness. (cmha.ca)
  • Whether you feel it coming or are caught off guard by holiday loneliness, these strategies may help to reduce these feelings. (webmd.com)
  • Research shows that Americans, who have become less engaged with worship houses, community organizations and even their own family members in recent decades, have steadily reported an increase in feelings of loneliness. (yahoo.com)
  • In one experiment, 166 engineers at a Taiwanese biomedical company who worked with AI systems were surveyed over three weeks about their feelings of loneliness, attachment anxiety and sense of belonging. (worldhealth.net)
  • Using European longitudinal data of participants over time, the researchers found that feelings of loneliness were associated with memory decline among the Swedish participants but not the German ones. (worldhealth.net)
  • Often, people drink to relieve feelings of loneliness or to distract themselves from those feelings. (healthline.com)
  • Drinking can make feelings of loneliness worse for many people. (healthline.com)
  • For some people, the loneliness might be because they no longer have the alcohol to push down their feelings or to act as a distraction. (healthline.com)
  • Background Loneliness and depression are very common in the aged population. (researchgate.net)
  • The present study aimed to investigate the effect of loneliness and depression on total as well as specific cognitive domains in cognitively normal male subjects. (researchgate.net)
  • Depression was assessed by the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF) and loneliness by UCLA loneliness scales. (researchgate.net)
  • Partial correlation test was used to explore the correlation between loneliness/depression and total as well as specific cognition function, with the controlled factors of age and education. (researchgate.net)
  • The domains of Attention, Orientation, Abstraction and judgment, and List-generating fluency of cognitive function were specifically associated with loneliness, and the domain of orientation was associated with depression after controlling the factors age and years of education. (researchgate.net)
  • Conclusions Our findings suggest that loneliness and depression may have negative impacts on global and specific domains of cognitive function in non-demented elderly males. (researchgate.net)
  • Both loneliness and depression should be actively recognized earlier and appropriately treated because they are significant sources of cognitive impairment in the elderly. (researchgate.net)
  • Loneliness and depression are very common in the aged population. (researchgate.net)
  • One other study showed that "loneliness is associated with depressive affect, but not with most other symptoms of depression" [ 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Psychological factors such as loneliness, depression, and self-regulation deficiency have been known as important indicators of binge behavior in general. (eurekalert.org)
  • For example, people engage in addictive behaviors to temporarily forget the reality that involves loneliness and depression. (eurekalert.org)
  • Another reason may be that loneliness is masked by or mistaken for a condition with which it shares a number of overlapping characteristics, namely depression. (medscape.com)
  • The Nomophobia Scale (NMP-Q), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21), The UCLA loneliness scale version 3 (UCLA III), and The Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS) were completed by 556 Vietnamese high school students. (aseanjournalofpsychiatry.org)
  • According to our findings, nomophobia was positively associated with symptoms of depression, and loneliness and self-control partially mediated this relationship. (aseanjournalofpsychiatry.org)
  • Research shows loneliness has severe health effects, with lonely people experiencing higher levels of depression, drug abuse, alcoholism and suicide. (3wbc.org.au)
  • to assess the association of sociodemographic characteristics with 4 physical health conditions (asthma, heart disease, diabetes, and PEER REVIEWED obesity), depression, and stress weighted to national representat- iveness. (cdc.gov)
  • His book Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection examines the pathology and public health implications of the subject. (psychologicalscience.org)
  • You have been studying social connection and loneliness for more than two decades. (psychologicalscience.org)
  • Usually we overcome loneliness by meeting new friends, entering new social circles, or taking some other action that reengages us with people. (cbn.com)
  • There are also many social factors that contribute to loneliness. (cbn.com)
  • Often loneliness brought on by developmental, social or situational factors leads to problems that only worsen loneliness. (cbn.com)
  • This study explored the association between social media use, loneliness, and academic achievement in high school students and identified the demographic characteristics associated with these three elements. (ed.gov)
  • This study also aimed to identify the percentage of variance in loneliness accounted for by social media use and GPA. (ed.gov)
  • Gender differences were found for loneliness and the frequency of social media use. (ed.gov)
  • Loneliness increases the risk of premature death by nearly 30%, with the report revealing that those with poor social relationships also had a greater risk of stroke and heart disease. (yahoo.com)
  • Technology has rapidly exacerbated the loneliness problem, with one study cited in the report finding that people who used social media for two hours or more daily were more than twice as likely to report feeling socially isolated than those who were on such apps for less than 30 minutes a day. (yahoo.com)
  • Murthy said social media is driving the increase in loneliness in particular. (yahoo.com)
  • The researchers found that employees who frequently used AI systems were more likely to offer help to fellow employees, but that response may have been triggered by their loneliness and need for social contact. (worldhealth.net)
  • Furthermore, the studies found that participants with higher levels of attachment anxiety -- the tendency to feel insecure and worried about social connections -- responded more strongly to working on AI systems with both positive reactions, such as helping others, and negative ones, such as loneliness and insomnia. (worldhealth.net)
  • Our findings complement other evidence that loneliness is a psychosocial determinant of health associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality [and] supports recent calls for the protective and healing effects of personally meaningful social connection," the authors write. (medscape.com)
  • Much of the loneliness experienced in this country has not just occurred as a result of social malaise, or disintegration of good neighbourliness. (aspire.org.uk)
  • Loneliness is the subjective experience of feeling alone and dissatisfied with one's social relationships and it is common across all ages. (psychiatry.org)
  • They also suggest that "screening patients for loneliness and other aspects of social connection at each doctor visit is just as important as measuring their blood pressure and other vital signs. (psychiatry.org)
  • Loneliness is considered a negative feeling associated with dissatisfaction with the quantity and quality of social connections. (worldhealth.net)
  • With around a third of Australians experiencing loneliness at some time, it is a growing issue with a serious social cost," said Jo Curtin, Executive Officer of the Community Broadcasting Foundation. (3wbc.org.au)
  • The research found that with such a big reach, community broadcasting is perfectly placed to tackle the far-reaching social issue of loneliness. (3wbc.org.au)
  • Employing the cognitive discrepancy loneliness model, this study aimed to provide a social psychological perspective on youth addictions. (jmir.org)
  • The social representations of male aging showed negative aspects, such as sadness and loneliness, and positive ones, such as health and life experience, as well as sexuality. (bvsalud.org)
  • Specifically, reporting medium to high levels of loneliness over time was related to significantly increased memory loss at follow-up examinations. (ox.ac.uk)
  • To take on the growing problem of loneliness, two UC San Diego researchers have launched a virtual mentorship program pairing teenagers and senior citizens in a six-month study to provide opportunities for connection. (lajollalight.com)
  • Australia and the United Kingdom have been especially active in addressing the problem of loneliness. (psychiatry.org)
  • The significance of the loneliness-memory change association was lost when eight participants were excluded after having developed dementia in any of the subsequent follow-up assessments. (ox.ac.uk)
  • CONCLUSION: In the present longitudinal European multicenter study, the association between loneliness and episodic memory was mainly driven by individuals exhibiting progressive cognitive decline, which reinforces previous findings associating loneliness with cognitive impairment and dementia. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Further, the association between loneliness and memory decline among the Swedish cohort was lost once some participants were excluded after having developed dementia during study assessments. (worldhealth.net)
  • however, despite the mental health risks associated with being lonely, the relationship between loneliness and psychiatric disorders has not been sufficiently explored. (medscape.com)
  • This article summarizes some of the more pertinent literature on loneliness to provide a descriptive analysis of lonely people and present some salient mental health risks associated with loneliness. (medscape.com)
  • Much of the research about loneliness centers on older adults, but you can feel lonely at any age. (webmd.com)
  • The report further highlights that community broadcasting can support the reduction of loneliness in three key ways: by reducing the stigma of being lonely, connecting people across communities and increasing volunteering. (3wbc.org.au)
  • Results: Loneliness was consistently positively associated with both GP and ED visits (with IRRs ranging from 1.10 to 1.49 for GP visits, 1.16 to 1.98 for ED visits and ORs ranging from 1.13 to 1.51 for reporting at least one ED visit). (publichealth.ie)
  • We evaluated the associations between loneliness and subjective appraisals of marital relationship as well as reciprocal associations of loneliness in married men and women. (umich.edu)
  • The model suggested that subjective appraisals of the relationship with spouse play a major role in one's sense of loneliness. (umich.edu)
  • PTSD and LRS were independently associated with impairment (loneliness, poor subjective health, low life satisfaction, poor marital relationship, negative health risk perception). (cdc.gov)
  • Except for subjective health, the associations for PTSD were stronger. (cdc.gov)
  • This is why the Eldercare Locator, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) and the U.S. Administration for Community Living have made staying connected and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic the focus of this year's Home for the Holidays campaign . (caregiver.com)
  • Few have explored associations between loneliness and healthcare use independent of health and health behaviors. (publichealth.ie)
  • Negative binomial and logistic regression analysis were used to investigate associations between loneliness and HCU, later adjusting for potential confounders (health and health behaviors). (publichealth.ie)
  • Conclusion: All but one association between loneliness and HCU became non-significant when health and health behaviors were included. (publichealth.ie)
  • [ 4 ] During the past 25 years, our comprehension of loneliness has increased to the point that some clinical interventions, based on empirical data derived from grounded theory, have begun to emerge and be incorporated into clinical practice. (medscape.com)
  • Mindfulness programs and other positive interventions also might help relieve loneliness," Tang said. (worldhealth.net)
  • In the United Kingdom, the Campaign to End Loneliness i ncludes public awareness and health promotion, group interventions, support for individuals, and more. (psychiatry.org)
  • A total of 2 separate models using linear regression analyses were estimated for each country to examine the association between perceived loneliness and addiction. (jmir.org)
  • However, epidemiologic analyses find that the physical health associations disappear after adjusting for mental health. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of this study was to assess the longitudinal association between loneliness, mental and physical ill-health indicators, lifestyle factors and mortality among middle-aged and older adults in Thailand. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although the health sector cannot solve this problem alone, the medical community does need to respond," authors Phaedra Bell, Ph.D. and Brian Lawlor, M.D., write in the recently published "Loneliness: Science and Practice. (psychiatry.org)
  • Yoon Hi Sung, Eun Yeon Kang and Wei-Na Lee from the University of Texas at Austin will present their findings at the 65th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (eurekalert.org)
  • The findings for the latter group were similar to the previous experiment, except there was no association between the frequency of AI use and after-work alcohol consumption. (worldhealth.net)
  • The research findings are correlational and don't prove that work with AI systems causes loneliness or the other responses, just that there is an association among them. (worldhealth.net)
  • Our findings indicate that loneliness and gender interact to predict differential attachment to material and experiential purchases. (acrwebsite.org)
  • This study aimed to investigate, among Vietnamese High School Students, the association between nomophobia and depressive symptoms, specifically focusing on the role that loneliness and self-control play as potential mediators of that relationship. (aseanjournalofpsychiatry.org)
  • Because millions of people suffer from loneliness every day, [ 7 ] and because loneliness is fundamentally debilitating, it is appropriate for both clinicians and researchers to attempt to understand it, both as a condition in itself and as it relates to other conditions. (medscape.com)
  • However, few researchers are interested in examining how the association between nomophobia and depressive symptoms mediates loneliness and self-control. (aseanjournalofpsychiatry.org)
  • Loneliness is associated with illness and death, including higher risk of neurodegenerative diseases, but no study has examined whether the association between loneliness and detrimental outcomes extends to PD. (medscape.com)
  • We found that loneliness was associated with several mental and physical ill-health indicators, lifestyle factors and mortality. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Enhanced screening and treatment of loneliness may reduce mental and physical ill-health indicators in Thailand. (biomedcentral.com)
  • BACKGROUND: Loneliness is most prevalent during adolescence and late life and has been associated with mental health disorders as well as with cognitive decline during aging. (ox.ac.uk)
  • However, it remains unclear whether mental health issues, such as loneliness can be addressed by technology alone. (americanbar.org)
  • Loneliness happens when you feel socially isolated, and it can have a powerful impact on your mental health. (webmd.com)
  • Loneliness affects our mental and physical health. (cnwa.org.uk)
  • This entry was posted in mental health by Limerick Mental Health Association . (limerickmentalhealth.ie)
  • Loneliness is a significant and growing problem with substantial physical health and mental health impacts. (psychiatry.org)
  • Loneliness affects physical and mental health and also increases the risk of cognitive decline. (worldhealth.net)
  • With this change, loneliness is becoming an unprecedented societal issue, making youth more susceptible to various physical and mental health problems. (jmir.org)
  • Prior studies of general population and primary care samples find strong associations between mental and physical health. (cdc.gov)
  • That loneliness, in turn, can have far-reaching implications on a person's health and well-being. (ama-assn.org)
  • Loneliness as a public health issue was also intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. (ama-assn.org)
  • She said loneliness "has such an impact on health, similar to obesity and smoking. (lajollalight.com)
  • The American College Health Association backs me up. (mndaily.com)
  • Widespread loneliness in the U.S. is posing health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. (yahoo.com)
  • WASHINGTON (AP) - Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. (yahoo.com)
  • and health systems to provide training for doctors to recognize the health risks of loneliness. (yahoo.com)
  • This story has been updated to show that the surgeon general said loneliness poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, not 12. (yahoo.com)
  • Loneliness was assessed by a single question at baseline and incident PD was ascertained via health records over 15 years. (medscape.com)
  • We investigated the associations among loneliness, health and healthcare use (HCU) in older adults including stratification to investigate whether associations differed by gender. (publichealth.ie)
  • The remaining association was small but implications remain for health service resources at population level. (publichealth.ie)
  • AHRR Hypomethylation mediates the association between maternal smoking and metabolic profiles in children. (cdc.gov)
  • Any intervention to alleviate loneliness in married couples has to take into consideration their perceived marital relationship as well as the reciprocal associations of loneliness in married men and women. (umich.edu)
  • No Association Between Loneliness, Episodic Memory and Hippocampal Volume Change in Young and Healthy Older Adults: A Longitudinal European Multicenter Study. (ox.ac.uk)
  • METHODS: We sought to determine associations between loneliness and verbal episodic memory as well as loneliness and hippocampal volume trajectories across three longitudinal cohorts within the Lifebrain Consortium, including children, adolescents (N = 69, age range 10-15 at baseline examination) and older adults (N = 1468 over 60). (ox.ac.uk)
  • RESULTS: Loneliness was associated with worsening of verbal episodic memory in one cohort of older adults. (ox.ac.uk)
  • About half of U.S. adults say they've experienced loneliness, Murthy said in a new, 81-page report from his office. (yahoo.com)
  • About half of U.S. adults say they've experienced loneliness, Dr. Vivek Murthy said in an 81-page report from his office. (yahoo.com)
  • Loneliness is associated with a higher risk of developing Parkinson disease (PD) across demographic groups and independent of other risk factors, data from nearly 500,000 UK adults suggest. (medscape.com)
  • While much of the research and attention has focused on older adults, recent surveys suggest loneliness is especially high among teens and young adults. (psychiatry.org)
  • This Lifebrain study investigated whether loneliness was associated with memory performance and memory decline in two cohorts of older adults (Swedish and German samples) and one cohort of Danish adolescents (1537 participants in total). (worldhealth.net)
  • The fact that this association was no longer significant once these patients were ruled out reinforces the association between loneliness and cognitive decline, already found in previous studies. (worldhealth.net)
  • The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. (scienceblog.com)
  • It just occurred to me that maybe what the song describes is more than a metaphor but a real psychological connection between loneliness and coldness. (scientificamerican.com)
  • The loneliness epidemic is hitting young people, ages 15 to 24, especially hard. (yahoo.com)
  • The recognition of the problem is of course welcome, and the appointment of a Minister to co-ordinate Government action to address the loneliness epidemic, a positive step. (aspire.org.uk)
  • Associations between longitudinal measures of loneliness and verbal episodic memory and brain structure should thus be investigated. (ox.ac.uk)
  • We also explored putative loneliness correlates of cortical thinning across the entire cortical mantle. (ox.ac.uk)
  • No significant structural brain correlates of loneliness were found, neither hippocampal volume change nor cortical thinning. (ox.ac.uk)
  • One reason for the omission may well be the widespread lack of familiarity among clinicians with the concept of loneliness as a discrete construct that is accompanied by dysfunctional and sometimes life-threatening correlates. (medscape.com)
  • Contrary to expectations for a prodromal syndrome, loneliness was not associated with incident PD in the first 5 years after baseline but was associated with PD risk in the subsequent 10 years of follow-up (HR, 1.32). (medscape.com)
  • People who are unmarried, divorced or widowed are more likely to encounter loneliness simply because they are more likely to be alone. (cbn.com)
  • Loneliness affects all people, of all ages, genders, races, and socio-economic statuses - not just those who are vulnerable and isolated. (cnwa.org.uk)
  • We now know that loneliness is a common feeling that many people experience. (yahoo.com)
  • Appropriate programmes, associations, curious readers, for the people who bravely stepped forward to try be part of our society again, joined activity, and the drive to break this unhealthy circle is possible. (limerickmentalhealth.ie)
  • Tracey Crouch will have the responsibility of overseeing how government departments take steps to reduce the loneliness experienced by over 9 million people in Britain. (aspire.org.uk)
  • Loneliness was measured using questionnaire items including if one feels to be part of a group or whether one has people whom they can talk to. (worldhealth.net)
  • Sarah Roche and David H. Silvera (2013) ,'Gender Differences in Purchase Attachment Resulting From Loneliness', in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 41, eds. (acrwebsite.org)
  • Further studies on gender, loneliness and healthcare use needed. (publichealth.ie)
  • It is suggested that methods for preventing claustrophobia and depressive symptoms be taken seriously in order to increase self-control and decrease loneliness. (aseanjournalofpsychiatry.org)
  • No association was found between smoking and changes in cohabitation status. (ersjournals.com)
  • However, no significant associations were found between loneliness and any brain regions. (worldhealth.net)
  • The fundamental purpose of this article is to increase clinicians' awareness of loneliness, with a view toward clarifying what loneliness is and is not. (medscape.com)
  • Over the next 2 decades, thinkers in various disciplines began to develop theoretical foundations for understanding loneliness more fully. (medscape.com)
  • DNA methylation regulator-mediated modification patterns and risk of intracranial aneurysm: a multi-omics and epigenome-wide association study integrating machine learning, Mendelian randomization, eQTL and mQTL data. (cdc.gov)