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Are Loneliness and Social Isolation Associated with Quality of Life in Older Adults? Insights from Northern and Southern Europe

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ID15501240
AuthorsGiorgi Beridze (0000-0002-2615-226X, Stockholm University, corresponding author), Alba Ayala (0000-0001-8020-9020, Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Oscar Ribeiro (0000-0001-7396-639X, Centre for Health Technology and Services Research), Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas (0000-0002-1075-0812, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Carmen Rodríguez‐Blázquez (0000-0003-3829-0675, Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Vicente Rodríguez (0000-0002-8812-6841, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Fermina Rojo-Perez (Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography (IEGD), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), 28037 Madrid, Spain), Fermina Rojo‐pérez (0000-0001-9935-2548, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Maria João Forjaz (0000-0003-3935-962X, Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga (0000-0001-9064-9222, Stockholm University)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue22
Pages8637-8637
Publication date2020-11-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17228637
PMID33233793
OpenAlexW3103967904
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited42

Loneliness and social isolation are prospectively associated with decreased QoL among older adults, yet the associations are contextually bound. Future interventions should target both exposures, among others, in order to increase QoL in this group

Context (archaeology · Geography · Loneliness · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Quality of life (healthcare · Social isolation · Sociology · Aging and Gerontology Research · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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Unique citing works21
Citations per year3,5
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 21

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