Impact of COVID-19 on the social relationships and mental health of older adults living alone: A two-year prospective cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>Owing to the COVID-19 outbreak, older adults living alone, who can only connect socially outside their homes, are at risk of social isolation and poor mental health. This study aimed to identify the changes, before and after COVID-19, by sex and age, in social relation...

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Main Authors: So Im Ryu, Yeon-Hwan Park, Jinhyun Kim, Iksoo Huh, Sun Ju Chang, Soong-Nang Jang, Eun-Young Noh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270260