Subjective social isolation or loneliness in older adults residing in social housing in Ontario: a cross-sectional study

G Agarwal, M Pirrie, A Gao, R Angeles… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Older adults face greater risk of social isolation, but the extent of social
isolation among low-income older adults living in social housing is unknown. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Examining individual and geographic factors associated with social isolation and loneliness using Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) data

VH Menec, NE Newall, CS Mackenzie, S Shooshtari… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background A large body of research shows that social isolation and loneliness have
detrimental health consequences. Identifying individuals at risk of social isolation or …

Social isolation among older adults in long-term care: A scoping review

SA Boamah, R Weldrick, TSJ Lee… - Journal of Aging and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: A wealth of literature has established risk factors for social isolation among older
people; however, much of this research has focused on community-dwelling populations …

Social isolation and loneliness in later life: A parallel convergent mixed-methods case study of older adults and their residential contexts in the Minneapolis …

JM Finlay, LC Kobayashi - Social science & medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Social isolation and loneliness are increasingly prevalent among older adults in the United
States, with implications for morbidity and mortality risk. Little research to date has examined …

[HTML][HTML] Resident loneliness, social isolation and unplanned emergency department visits from supportive living facilities: a population-based study in Alberta, Canada

SA Chamberlain, SE Bronskill, Z Hsu, E Youngson… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Supportive living (SL) facilities are intended to provide a residential care setting
in a less restrictive and more cost-effective way than nursing homes (NH). SL residents with …

Association of Social Isolation With Hospitalization and Nursing Home Entry Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

ML Pomeroy, TKM Cudjoe, AE Cuellar… - JAMA internal …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Social isolation is associated with adverse health outcomes, yet its implications
for hospitalization and nursing home entry are not well understood. Objective To evaluate …

The epidemiology of social isolation and loneliness among older adults during the last years of life

AA Kotwal, IS Cenzer, LJ Waite… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Social isolation and loneliness are critical to the health of older adults, but they
have not been well‐described at the end of life. Objectives To determine the prevalence and …

Factors associated with social isolation in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Wen, S Peng, L Yang, H Wang, X Liao… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Social isolation is a global health issue that affects older adults throughout their
lives. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with social isolation in older adults …

Social isolation, social support, loneliness and cardiovascular disease risk factors: A cross‐sectional study among older adults

J Hu, SM Fitzgerald, AJ Owen, J Ryan… - … Journal of Geriatric …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Social health reflects one's ability to form interpersonal relationships. Poor
social health is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), however an in‐depth …

Characteristics of socially isolated residents in long-term care: a retrospective cohort study

SA Chamberlain, W Duggleby… - Gerontology and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: To identify socially isolated long-term care residents and to compare their
demographic characteristics, functional status, and health conditions to residents who are …