ArticleAtencion primaria2020
[Profiles of loneliness and social isolation in urban population].
Article in Atencion primaria, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06800027 (SALSA), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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SALSA (Health, Food and Sociability): Community Networks for Healthy Eating, Autonomy, and Social Interaction
Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- [Studying loneliness and social support networks among older people: a systematic review in Europe.]Revista espanola de salud publica · 2023Pooled it
- A randomized controlled trial to address a multimodal intervention in the elderly: the effects of the CAMINN study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention to reduce social isolation and loneliness in community-dwelling elders: A randomized clinical trial.Nursing open · 2023Trial
- The 'active reciprocity' ecosystem: senior cohousing as a determinant of social support and cognitive vitality independent of socioeconomic status.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Loneliness in older women: a multidimensional population-based study of social, health, and life-course factors.Frontiers in aging · 2026Article
- Factors associated with quality of life and the use of public healthcare and social services in older adults experiencing loneliness.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Impact of a Multidimensional Community-Based Intervention on the Feeling of Unwanted Loneliness and Its Consequences: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Uncovering the impact of loneliness in ageing populations: a comprehensive scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Suicide Among Older People in Spain: The Role of Sex and Urbanicity.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2025Article
- Factorial structure, validity, and gender invariance of the UCLA-R loneliness scale in ecuadorian adolescents.PloS one · 2025Article
- The Long-Lasting Effect of Multidisciplinary Interventions for Emotional and Social Loneliness in Older Community-Dwelling Individuals: A Systematic Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Review
- Social and Mental Health Factors Involved in the Severity of Loneliness in Older Individuals in a Spanish Rural Area.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Unwanted Loneliness and Associated Factors in People over 65 Years of Age in a Health Area of the Region of Murcia, Spain: HELPeN Project.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Effects of a Clinical Simulation-Based Training Program for Nursing Students to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Elderly: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Loneliness and Psychosocial Resources among Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Older People in Rural Areas of Chile.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Care Needs of Highly Complex Chronic Patients in the Canary Islands: An Observational Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2022Article
- Social and Emotional Loneliness in Older Community Dwelling-Individuals: The Role of Socio-Demographics.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of Physical Activity Interventions in the Elderly with Anxiety, Depression, and Low Social Support: A Clinical Multicentre Randomised Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Addressing Psychosocial Factors in Cognitive Impairment Screening from a Holistic Perspective: The DeCo-Booklet Methodology Design and Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Situation of the Elderly Living Alone: Morbidity and Services Provided from the Field of Primary Health Care of Gran Canaria.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the prevalence of loneliness and social isolation in a population over 65 cared by a urban primary health team and to identify its main characteristics.
designCross-sectional descriptive study by a telephone survey.
settingBasic health area of Barcelona.
participantsRandom sample of assigned population of 65 or more years old. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: UCLA Loneliness Scale and Lubben Social Network Scale.
results278 persons were interviewed (61,36% response rate), 172 women and 106 men, with an average age of 76,7 ± 7,9 years. A higher proportion of factors related to loneliness were identified in non-respondents. Loneliness was closely correlated to social r = 0,736. Moderate loneliness, with a prevalence of 16,54%, was associated to walking difficulties (OR 3,09, 95%, IC 1,03-9,29), cognitive impairment (OR 3,97, 95% IC 1,19-13,27) and architectural barriers (OR 5.29, 95% IC 2.12-13,23), although severe loneliness, with a prevalence of 18,71% was only associated to living together with less people (OR 0.61, 95% IC 0.40-0.93). Social isolation, with a prevalence of 38,85% was associated to aging (OR 1,06, 95% IC 1,02-1,10) and to the belief of having health problems (OR 4,35, 95% IC 1,11-16,99).
conclusionsLoneliness and social isolation are of high prevalence. The telephone survey underestimates its prevalence. There are 2profiles of loneliness, one with moderate associated to the socialisation difficulties related to aging and another severe not related to health or to barriers that only can be identified by surveys or clinical interview. Interventions must be targeted to each of these profiles.
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