Loneliness in Relation to Social Factors and Self-Reported Health Among Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background: Loneliness is described as a public health problem and can be both a consequence of aging and a cause of ill health. Lonely older adults tend to have difficulties making new social connections, essential in reducing loneliness. Loneliness often varies over time, but established lonelines...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2023-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Primary Care & Community Health |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319231198644 |