Six-year mortality associated with living alone and loneliness in Swedish men and women born in 1930

Six-year mortality associated with living alone and loneliness in Swedish men and women born in 1930

Abstract Background This study examined how living alone and loneliness associate with all-cause mortality in older men and women. Methods Baseline data from the Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies, including 70-year-olds interviewed in 2000 and 75-year-olds (new recruits) interviewed in 2005 were u...

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Main Authors: Masuma Novak, Margda Waern, Lena Johansson, Anna Zettergren, Lina Ryden, Hanna Wetterberg, Therese Rydberg Sterner, Madeleine Mellqvist Fässberg, Pia Gudmundsson, Ingmar Skoog
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Living alone
Loneliness
Mortality
Gender
Sweden
Epidemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04503-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04503-y

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