Trial reportScientific reports2021
Loneliness and social isolation is associated with sleep problems among older community dwelling women and men with complex needs.
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- The Relationship Between Loneliness and Sleep Disturbances: The Roles of Community Resilience, Social Support, Anxiety, and Substance Use Coping.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
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- Longitudinal relationship between anxiety and sleep quality in community residents: the mediating effect of loneliness.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Sleep Health Inequities: Sociodemographic, Psychosocial, and Structural Determinants of Short Sleep in U.S. Adults.Clocks & sleep · 2025Article
- What factors are associated with new social isolation years after the great East Japan Earthquake?: findings from the TMM CommCohort study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Effects of one-night partial sleep deprivation on perivascular space volume fraction: Findings from the Stockholm Sleepy Brain Study.Sleep medicine · 2025Article
- Network analysis of loneliness, mental, and physical health in Czech adolescents.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Bridge symptoms of depression and anxiety among older adults in China: a longitudinal network comparison by living arrangements.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Intersections of Modifiable Risks: Loneliness is Associated with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality in Older Women at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of aging & human development · 2024Article
- Profiles of community support and challenges associated with insomnia symptoms: Findings from the pilot Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio Health Study.Sleep health · 2024Article
- Associations between Social Contact, Sleep and Dietary Patterns among Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The association between loneliness, social isolation, and sleep disturbances in older adults: A follow-up study from the Swedish good aging in Skåne project.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
- Insomnia Severity and Daytime Sleepiness in Caregivers of Advanced Age.Frontiers in sleep · 2024Article
- Social Isolation and Worsening Health Behaviors Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2023Article
- Sleep disturbance and medical requests among university and college students in Chongqing, China: A cross-sectional study.Saudi medical journal · 2023Article
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- Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on physical activity, insomnia, and loneliness among Spanish women and men.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The impact of insomnia on frailty and the hallmarks of aging.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Review
- Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Patients with Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Multicentric Case-Control Italian Study.Depression and anxiety · 2023Article
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Abstract
Sleep problems, loneliness and social isolation often increase with age, significantly impacting older adults' health and wellbeing. Yet general population health empirical evidence is surprisingly scant. Using the largest national database to date, cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses was undertaken on 140,423 assessments from 95,045 (women: 61.0%) community living older adults aged ≥ 65 years having standardised home care assessments between 1 July 2012 and 31 May 2018 to establish the prevalence and relationships between insufficient sleep, excessive sleep, loneliness and social isolation. At first assessment, insufficient sleep (women: 12.4%, men: 12.7%) was more commonly reported than excessive sleep (women: 4.7%, men: 7.6%). Overall, 23.6% of women and 18.9% of men reported feeling lonely, while 53.8% women and 33.8% men were living alone. In adjusted longitudinal analyses, those who were lonely and socially isolated were more likely to experience insufficient sleep. Respondents with excessive sleep were more likely to live with others. Both loneliness and social isolation contributed to insufficient sleep, synergistically. Loneliness, social isolation and health-concerns may affect the restorative properties of sleep over and above the effects of ageing. Further research is warranted.
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