Socially connected older adults hit harder by pandemic restrictions than isolated peers, study finds
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 18, 2024
Socially connected older adults had a larger drop in quality of life and life satisfaction, and increased feelings of loneliness, during the COVID-19 pandemic than their more isolated counterparts, a new...
Loneliness can have negative consequences for both mental, physical health: studies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 11, 2024
Two newly published studies on loneliness take different approaches to identifying how loneliness affects older adults, but both draw similar conclusions that its negative effects include both mental and...