ArticleThe open psychology journal
A Systematic Review of Loneliness and Common Chronic Physical Conditions in Adults.
Article in The open psychology journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
106 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 294 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic Review of Loneliness and Social Isolation Interventions in Obesity and Obesity-Related Complications.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- What patient reported outcome measures are used in clinical trials in hip fracture? A systematic mapping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Peer Support in Chronic Conditions from the Peer Supporters' Perspective: A Systematic Review.Psychosocial intervention · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors for loneliness among individuals with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- The Role of Social Determinants of Health in Cardiovascular Diseases: An Umbrella Review.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Pooled it
- Association between loneliness and dementia risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Does unemployment lead to greater levels of loneliness? A systematic review.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Pooled it
- Associations between loneliness and perceived social support and outcomes of mental health problems: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Long-Term Effects on Loneliness of a Computer-Tailored Intervention for Older Adults With Chronic Diseases: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of aging and health · 2021Trial
- The Relationship Between Loneliness and Geriatric Feelings of Burdensomeness in Hospitalized Older Adults.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2026Article
- Factors Predicting Loneliness in Older Adults Attending Delaware Senior Center Programs.Delaware journal of public health · 2026Article
- "Silent Echoes of the Day: Dream Content Analysis in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis".Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- "She just wants to be a normal kid": Adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease and their caregivers' transition from paediatric to adult care.British journal of health psychology · 2026Article
- Loneliness, depression, and generalized anxiety across eight countries.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- A mixed methods snapshot of the Man Walk program: a community-based response to loneliness and health among older Australian men.BMC public health · 2026Article
- "I'm lonely": An underrecognized marker of silent suffering in PWE in underresourced settings?Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2026Article
- Loneliness among older adults with multiple chronic conditions: Exploring disparities for Hispanic adults in the 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.Public health · 2026Observational
- Article
- Evaluating a 'UBI Plus' Intervention: A Needs-based Analysis of WorkFREE.Social indicators research · 2026Article
- Long COVID symptoms and loneliness: findings from the World Trade Center Health Registry.BMC public health · 2025Article
46 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
Loneliness is a prevalent and global problem for adult populations and has been linked to multiple chronic conditions in quantitative studies. This paper presents a systematic review of quantitative studies that examined the links between loneliness and common chronic conditions including: heart disease, hypertension, stroke, lung disease, and metabolic disorders. A comprehensive literature search process guided by the PRISMA statement led to the inclusion of 33 articles that measure loneliness in chronic illness populations. Loneliness is a significant biopsychosocial stressor that is prevalent in adults with heart disease, hypertension, stroke, and lung disease. The relationships among loneliness, obesity, and metabolic disorders are understudied but current research indicates that loneliness is associated with obesity and with psychological stress in obese persons. Limited interventions have demonstrated long-term effectiveness for reducing loneliness in adults with these same chronic conditions. Future longitudinal randomized trials that enhance knowledge of how diminishing loneliness can lead to improved health outcomes in persons with common chronic conditions would continue to build evidence to support the translation of findings to recommendations for clinical care.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.