Isolation and loneliness aren’t identical — isolation is being socially disconnected, loneliness the distress of lacking ...

Growing older brings meaning and fulfillment — but it also comes with shifting relationships, health changes, and new ...

Older adults may be at a higher risk of experiencing loneliness and social isolation due to changes in health and social connections. However, there are strategies that can help manage these feelings.

Loneliness and isolation among older Americans have mostly returned to pre-pandemic rates, but that still means more than one third of people age 50 to 80 feel lonely, and nearly as many feel isolated ...

Using longitudinal data from the US Health and Retirement Study, this study applied causal inference modeling to disentangle ...

Loneliness/social isolation isn’t just a transient emotion or situation, it’s turned into a global crisis with serious public health consequences. In 2023, then–US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, ...

Loneliness and social isolation among community-dwelling older adults are complex issues with the ability to affect physical, mental and social well-being. To support older adults, approaches must ...

A new article examines how social isolation, loneliness and frailty affect one another and the bidirectional relationship they exert as an individual gets older. hey found that physical frailty can be ...

Explore effective strategies for embracing old age with independence, positivity, and purpose while managing health and ...

Social isolation and loneliness have long been linked to adverse health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, and premature death. However, the biologic underpinnings of these ...

Trends in percentage of people age 50 to 80 who reported feeling isolated from others some of the time or often, between 2018 and 2024. Data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging. Loneliness and ...