Social isolation and loneliness in older adults: review and commentary of a national academies report

NJ Donovan, D Blazer - The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2020 - Elsevier
The authors of this review both served on the National Academy of Science, Engineering,
and Medicine Committee that produced the report,“Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older …

The effectiveness of one-to-one peer support in mental health services: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S White, R Foster, J Marks, R Morshead, L Goldsmith… - BMC psychiatry, 2020 - Springer
Background Peer support is being introduced into mental health services internationally,
often in response to workforce policy. Earlier systematic reviews incorporate different …

[图书][B] Social isolation and loneliness in older adults: Opportunities for the health care system

National Academies of Sciences… - 2020 - books.google.com
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 …

Changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior in response to COVID-19 and their associations with mental health in 3052 US adults

J Meyer, C McDowell, J Lansing, C Brower… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic altered many facets of life. We aimed to evaluate the impact of
COVID-19-related public health guidelines on physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on loneliness and social isolation: A multi-country study

R O'sullivan, A Burns, G Leavey, I Leroi… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 global pandemic and subsequent public health social measures have
challenged our social and economic life, with increasing concerns around potentially rising …

Combatting social isolation among older adults in a time of physical distancing: the COVID-19 social connectivity paradox

ML Smith, LE Steinman, EA Casey - Frontiers in public health, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Social isolation is an important public health issue that has gained recognition during the
COVID-19 pandemic because of the risks posed to older adults based on physical …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on wellbeing and cognitive functioning of older adults

S De Pue, C Gillebert, E Dierckx, MA Vanderhasselt… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
COVID-19 took a heavy toll on older adults. In Belgium, by the end of August, 93% of deaths
due to COVID-19 were aged 65 or older. Similar trends were observed in other countries. As …

Effects of objective and perceived social isolation on cardiovascular and brain health: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

CW Cené, TM Beckie, M Sims, SF Suglia… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Social isolation, the relative absence of or infrequency of contact with different
types of social relationships, and loneliness (perceived isolation) are associated with …

Social support in the general population: standardization of the Oslo social support scale (OSSS-3)

RD Kocalevent, L Berg, ME Beutel, A Hinz, M Zenger… - BMC psychology, 2018 - Springer
Background The objectives of the study were to generate normative data for the Oslo Social
Support Scale (OSSS-3) for different age groups for men and women and to further …

Mental wellbeing in the German old age population largely unaltered during COVID-19 lockdown: results of a representative survey

S Röhr, U Reininghaus, SG Riedel-Heller - BMC geriatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background Older individuals are at increased risk of a severe and lethal course of COVID-
19. They have typically been advised to practice particularly restrictive social distancing …