Loneliness in the time of COVID|19

Loneliness and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic - PMC

The present position paper aims to describe the nature of loneliness and social isolation among older persons, its effect on their health, and ways to cope.

COVID-19 pandemic led to increase in loneliness around the world

The researchers found a small but significant increase in loneliness during the pandemic—about a 5 percent increase in the prevalence of ...

The Loneliness Epidemic: Escape Post-pandemic Social Isolation

“Stay-at-home orders resulted in people isolating themselves, and in a time of heightened anxiety during this collective trauma, keeping ...

Loneliness in the time of COVID-19: an alarming rise - PMC - NCBI

Loneliness is a painful, subjective experience characterised by a feeling of insufficient or unsatisfactory desired social connections.

COVID-19 and Loneliness: When It Seems Like No One Cares

COVID-19 has made feelings of loneliness pretty common, and even harder to overcome – it's tough to feel connected to people if you aren't seeing them in ...

Young adults hardest hit by loneliness during pandemic, study finds

As experts worry the COVID pandemic is triggering a loneliness epidemic, new Harvard research suggests some of the hardest hit are older ...

The public health impact of loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic

We have identified population groups who were at increased risk of experiencing loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the association ...

How the pandemic changed life for aging adults | CU Boulder Today

'An epidemic of loneliness': How the pandemic changed life for aging adults ... 59% spend more time at home than before pandemic; 41% go to ...

Loneliness in the time of COVID-19: an alarming rise - The Lancet

Loneliness is a painful, subjective experience characterised by a feeling of insufficient or unsatisfactory desired social connections.

Loneliness During COVID-19 - Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy

As someone living on my own, I experienced the sadness, frustration and despair of a parent's illness acutely, and alone. This experience of isolation—novel and ...

The loneliness pandemic | Harvard Magazine

“A major adverse consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to be increased social isolation and loneliness,” argued several professors in The Lancet ...

COVID-19 Loneliness - Psychiatric Times

About 36% of Americans reported feeling “serious loneliness” in the wake of the pandemic, according to Loneliness in America, a recent report by ...

Predictors and consequences of loneliness during the COVID-19 ...

The current study examined factors associated with loneliness and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic cross-sectionally (n = 797) and longitudinally ( ...

COVID-19 Is Making America's Loneliness Epidemic Even Worse

The irony, Hodgson says, is she was thrilled to live alone before the coronavirus pandemic hit, enjoying her “me time” and the newfound ability ...

Loneliness Among Older Adults Before and During the COVID-19 ...

This poll found that loneliness and limited social contact during the pandemic were strongly associated with depressive symptoms and overall mental health ...

Loneliness in the time of COVID‐19: Impact on older adults

Loneliness can lead to depression, cognitive dysfunction, disability, cardiovascular disease and increased mortality rates.

Loneliness during a strict lockdown: Trajectories and predictors ...

There are increasing worries that lockdowns and 'stay-at-home' orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a rise in loneliness, which is recognised ...

Loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic - Taylor & Francis Online

This editorial aims to consider how loneliness among older adults can be understood in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and interventions to reduce ...

Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation - HHS.gov

68 Social connection continued to decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, with one study finding a 16% decrease in network size from June 2019 to June 2020.

Managing isolation and loneliness during COVID-19 - Mass.gov

Social distancing and spending more time alone can worsen some mental health symptoms. Consider creative ways to deal with isolation and loneliness.