ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2015
Impact of social isolation on behavioral health in elderly: Systematic review.
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Associations between constructs related to social relationships and mental health conditions and symptoms: an umbrella review.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Older Adults' Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Physical Information and Communication Technology in the Era of Ambient Assisted Living: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Social Isolation and Daily Steps Are Associated With Fatigue in Older Women With Cardiovascular Disease: A Secondary Analysis of the MindMoves Trial.Journal of aging and physical activity · 2026Trial
- Age-related determinants of geriatric depression: an analysis of theory-driven and data-driven approaches.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- The Pathway From Loneliness to Chronic Diseases: Examining the Mediating Roles of Depression and Self-Perceived Health, and the Moderating Effect of Age Among Older Adults in Israel.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
- Testing a conceptual framework of loneliness, social isolation and health outcomes in older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic factors associated with depressive symptoms and self-care agency capacity in hypertensive older adults from Loja, Ecuador: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- VR-based nature interventions for health promotion in long-term care facilities (Nature Boost)-a mixed-methods feasibility study protocol.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- A national survey on COVID-19 infection in Italian retirement homes for older adults and persons with disabilities.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The relationship between socio-economic and demographic factors, quality of life and depression in older women in institutional care in Poland - a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Associations of social isolation with sleep duration and sleep quality in the elderly: Mediating influence of depression.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Loneliness and Social Isolation with Risk of Incident Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, UK Biobank 2006 to 2022.Health data science · 2025Article
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- Successful Aging Across Middle Versus High-Income Countries: An Analysis of the Role of eHealth Literacy Associated With Loneliness and Well-Being.The Gerontologist · 2024Article
- The Impact of Social Participation on Frailty among Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Loneliness and Sleep Quality.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Health Outcomes of Elder Orphans: An Umbrella and Scoping Review of the Literature.Journal of population ageing · 2024Article
- The associations of social isolation with depression and anxiety among adults aged 65 years and older in Ningbo, China.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Cognitive Control/Flexibility, Social Isolation, and Intrinsic Job Satisfaction of Intensive Care Unit Nurses.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Knee Extensor Muscle Strength Associated with the Onset of Depression in Older Japanese Women: The Otassha Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
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Abstract
aimTo examine and compare the effects of subjective and objective social isolation on behavioral health in elderly adults.
methodsA systematic search of PubMed was performed for original research articles from peer-reviewed journals examining one of the following topics: "Social isolation and sleep disturbance", "social isolation and depression", or "social isolation and fatigue in older adults". Studies were selected following the criteria established based on the aim of this review. Data were extracted from the articles by two independent reviewers. Due to the heterogeneity in study designs and outcome measures of the included studies, qualitative and narrative analyses were conducted.
resultsThe set criteria were used to select a total of 16 studies for the review. Of the 16, 13 were cross-sectional studies. The characteristics of study populations were identified as follows. A total of 12 studies randomly selected subjects irrespective of pre-existing health conditions. Consequently, an unspecified number of the study subjects had chronic diseases in the studies compared. In addition, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of studies in this review were diverse, and included subjects living in North America, South America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Both subjective and objective types of social isolation increased behavioral symptoms, such as sleep disturbance, depressive symptoms, and fatigue in older adults. Furthermore, a few recent studies reported stronger effects of subjective social isolation than objective social isolation on sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms.
conclusionSocial isolation affects behavioral health in older adults. Compared to the objective social isolation, subjective social isolation contributes more significantly to sleep disturbance and depression.
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