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Loneliness and social isolation can present across the life span and cause troubling physical and mental significant sequala. Recognition of loneliness and social isolation is of paramount significance so that interventions can be done to prevent further deterioration of physical and mental health and decrease morbidity and mortality.
A systematic review aimed at summarizing and describing these impacts would allow us to understand the impacts of isolation and social distancing on mental health and the development of future strategies to preserve the academic performance and health of these students, contributing to effective interventions with long-term benefits.
Background Social isolation and loneliness can occur in all age groups, and they are linked to increased mortality and poorer health outcomes. There is a growing body of research indicating inconsis…
Loneliness and social isolation may be shaped by conditions in the environments where people are born, live, work, learn, worship, and play. These conditions can affect the ability to connect socially. For example, the availability of resources that exist in a community, such as parks, libraries, public transportation, and programs, support the development of social connection.
The outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered people’s lives. Loneliness and social isolation were publicly discussed as possible psychological consequences of the measures taken to slow the virus spread. These public discussions have sparked a surge in empirical studies on loneliness and social isolation. In this study, we first provide a systematic review …
In this editorial, we consider the current state of loneliness and social isolation research around the world, including knowledge gaps in the empirical literature.
Objective To review observational and intervention research that examines the impact of social isolation and loneliness on cardiovascular and brain health and discuss proposed mechanisms for observed associations.
While the behavioural and health-related impacts of social isolation may result from the breakdown of social exchange in the close inner circles, failure to engage in the social activities that we …
Studies on the impact of isolation on childhood in the area of cognitive and social development and in the area of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.