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ArticleBMC geriatrics2021

Cognitive health risks posed by social isolation and loneliness in older Korean Americans.

Yuri Jang, Eun Young Choi, Nan Sook Park, David A Chiriboga, Lei Duan, Miyong T Kim

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Article in BMC geriatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yuri JangEdward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 669 West 34th Street, CA, 90089-0411, Los Angeles, USA. yurij@usc.edu.
Eun Young ChoiLeonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
Nan Sook ParkSchool of Social Work, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.
David A ChiribogaDepartment of Child and Family Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.
Lei DuanSuzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
Miyong T KimSchool of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA.
University of Southern California · USUniversity of South Florida · USThe University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

Limited English Proficiency, Health, and Healthcare among Older ImmigrantsR01AG047106 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI JANG, YURI · 2015 to 2019
$1.8M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG047106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study examines associations among social isolation, loneliness, and cognitive health risks in older Korean Americans, focusing on the mediating role of loneliness in the relationship between social isolation and objective and subjective measures of cognitive impairment.

methodsData are from 2061 participants in the Study of Older Korean Americans, a multi-state survey of Korean immigrants age 60 and older (M

resultsIn the logistic regression model for objective cognitive impairment, social isolation was significantly associated, but loneliness was not. In the model for subjective cognitive impairment, both social isolation and loneliness were significant factors. However, the effect of social isolation became non-significant when loneliness was considered, suggesting a potential mediating role of loneliness. The subsequent mediation analysis confirmed that the indirect effect of social isolation on subjective cognitive impairment through loneliness was significant (B = .20, SE = .03, 95% CI = .12, .28).

conclusionOur analyses provide evidence for the proposed mediating effect of loneliness in the relationship between social isolation and subjective cognitive impairment. Intervention efforts should focus on reducing feelings of loneliness experienced by older immigrants, possibly by engaging them in socially meaningful and cognitively stimulating activities.

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Cognitive DysfunctionLonelinessAgedAsianCognitionHumansSocial IsolationCognitive impairmentLonelinessOlder Korean AmericansSocial isolation

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PMID33593273
PMCPMC7885241
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