Prevalence of loneliness and social isolation among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Su, W Rao, M Li, G Caron, C D'Arcy… - International …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objectives: Pandemics and their public health control measures have generally substantially
increased the level of loneliness and social isolation in the general population. Because of …

Staying hidden: the burden of stigma in PD

B McDaniels, GM Pontone, S Mathur… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Despite the myriad motor and non-motor challenges associated with
Parkinson's disease (PD) diagnosis, the hidden issue of stigma may be among the most …

The epidemiology of social isolation and loneliness among older adults during the last years of life

AA Kotwal, IS Cenzer, LJ Waite… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Social isolation and loneliness are critical to the health of older adults, but they
have not been well‐described at the end of life. Objectives To determine the prevalence and …

[HTML][HTML] Loneliness, ageism, and mental health: The buffering role of resilience in seniors

JA Ribeiro-Gonçalves, PA Costa, I Leal - International Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Ageism and loneliness are two relevant public health phenomena because of
their negative impact on the senior's mental health. With the increase in average life …

Perceived ageism during the Covid-19-crisis is longitudinally related to subjective perceptions of aging

AE Kornadt, I Albert, M Hoffmann, E Murdock… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ageism in media and society has increased sharply during the Covid-19-crisis, with
expected negative consequences for the health and well-being of older adults. The current …

Gender and age differences in loneliness: evidence for people without and with disabilities

R Pagan - International journal of environmental research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study examines the relationships between loneliness, gender, and age for people
without and with disabilities (moderate versus severe) in Germany. Using data taken from …

COVID-19 and the elderly's mental illness: The role of risk perception, social isolation, loneliness and ageism

AR Donizzetti, M Lagacé - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2022 - mdpi.com
For almost two years, populations around the globe faced precariousness and uncertainty
as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Older adults were highly affected by the virus, and …

Policy initiatives to address the challenges of an older population in the workforce

NR Nagarajan, A Sixsmith - Ageing International, 2023 - Springer
Today's working population is expected to experience a longer and healthier life than
previous generations did. This, combined with a currently shrinking workforce, means the …

Younger and older adults' mood and expectations regarding aging during COVID-19

MC Whatley, ALM Siegel, ST Schwartz… - Gerontology and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has broadly impacted our daily lives. Here,
we used a longitudinal approach to investigate older adults' mood and expectations …

Exploring the reciprocal associations of perceptions of aging and social involvement

E Schwartz, L Ayalon, O Huxhold - The Journals of Gerontology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objective Positive perceptions of aging are known to have beneficial effects for older adults'
health and well-being, but less is known regarding their social correlates. The current study …