ArticleAmerican journal of epidemiology2019
Social Isolation and Mortality in US Black and White Men and Women.
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of 90 cohort studies of social isolation, loneliness and mortality.Nature human behaviour · 2023Pooled it
- Social isolation as a risk factor for all-cause mortality: Systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Social Network Theory in Behavior Change Interventions with Black Women to Reduce Inequities in Cardiovascular Health: A Scoping Review of Application and Measurement.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- Social isolation and overall well-being among cancer survivors in the Cancer Prevention Study-3.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Black dad shine: A concept mapping approach to identify qualities that facilitate the adaptation and success of Black fathers.Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology · 2026Article
- Social Isolation and Incidence of Chest Pain and Mortality in Older Adults of the United States Population: A Cross-Sectional Study From NHANES 2001-2018.Health science reports · 2026Article
- A qualitative study of multilevel resilience mechanisms to counter intersectional stigma among black men who have sex with men in a Southern United States city.Discover public health · 2026Article
- The (un-)Social Brain in Isolation.Physiological research · 2025Review
- The Congregational Care Network: Preliminary Data From a Healthcare/Congregational Partnership for At-Risk Older Adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
- Multidimensional Loneliness Scale: Development and Psychometric Properties of a Peruvian Version.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Perceived Social Isolation and Fentanyl Use Among Adults Who Inject Drugs in Rural Kentucky.Social work in public health · 2025Article
- Gender Differences in Objective and Subjective Social Isolation and Self-Reported Hypertension in Older Adults.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Article
- Mediation Analysis of the Social Isolation Between Stigma and Return-To-Work Readiness Among Young and Middle-Aged Patients With Stroke in China.Nursing open · 2025Article
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- Social isolation and loneliness and their association with all-cause mortality. A population-based longitudinal study in Norway: The Tromsø Study 1994-2023.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- COVID-19 public health restrictions and opioid overdoes: a summative content analysis of emergency medical services records in three Texas counties.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2024Article
- Racial Differences in the Association Between Loneliness and Cognitive Impairment Among Older Black and White Men.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Article
- Social isolation and likelihood of becoming centenarians: evidence from the Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Social Isolation Changes and Long-Term Outcomes Among Older Adults.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Social connectedness in older Urban African-American adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: the roles of education and partnership.Aging & mental health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Social isolation is associated with higher mortality in studies comprising mostly white adults, yet associations among black adults are unclear. In this prospective cohort study, we evaluated whether associations of social isolation with all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and cancer mortality differed by race and sex. Adults enrolled in Cancer Prevention Study II in 1982/1983 were followed for mortality through 2012 (n = 580,182). Sex- and race-specific multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals were estimated for associations of a 5-point social isolation score with risk of death. Social isolation was associated with all-cause mortality in all subgroups (P for trend ≤ 0.005); for the most isolated versus the least isolated, the hazard ratios were 2.34 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.58, 3.46) and 1.60 (95% CI: 1.41, 1.82) among black men and white men, respectively (P for interaction = 0.40) and 2.13 (95% CI: 1.44, 3.15) and 1.84 (95% CI: 1.68, 2.01) among black women and white women, respectively (P for interaction = 0.89). The association did not differ between black men and black women (P for interaction = 0.33) but was slightly stronger in white women than in white men (P for interaction = 0.01). Social isolation was associated with cardiovascular disease mortality in each subgroup (P for trend < 0.03) but with cancer mortality only among whites (P for trend < 0.0001). Subgroup differences in the influence of specific social isolation components were identified. Identifying and intervening with socially isolated adults could improve health outcomes.
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