Loneliness and Healthcare Use in Older Adults: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Cohort in Northern Ireland-A Cross-Sectional Replication Study.

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Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Associations of social isolation and loneliness with healthcare utilization among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Innovation in aging · 2026
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2. Wish to die and healthcare use in older people: cross-sectional findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).Journal of public health (Berlin, Germany) · 2025
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3. The relationship between retirement, social isolation and loneliness: A longitudinal analysis using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.BMC public health · 2025
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4. The impact of loneliness on healthcare costs and service utilisation and the cost-effectiveness of loneliness interventions: systematic review.BJPsych open · 2025
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5. Association of loneliness with healthcare transitions and mortality in older adults in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.BMJ open · 2025
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6. Use of pharmacy services in community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults; findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2023
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7. Measuring loneliness: Psychometric properties of the three-item loneliness scale among community-dwelling adults.Heliyon · 2023
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8. Retrospective cross-sectional study examining the association between loneliness and unmet healthcare needs among middle-aged and older adults using the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging (CLSA).BMJ open · 2023
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9. A new emergency during the latest phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: access to healthcare services by patients with non-communicable diseases.Frontiers in medicine · 2023
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10. Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of Loneliness amongst Older Adults: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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11. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Loneliness and Social Isolation: A Multi-Country Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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12. Loneliness and Healthcare Use in Older Adults: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Cohort in Northern Ireland-A Cross-Sectional Replication Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021
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13. The Moderating Role of the Hostile-World Scenario in the Connections Between COVID-19 Worries, Loneliness, and Anxiety.Frontiers in psychology · 2021
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14. Social Media Efficacy in Crisis Management: Effectiveness of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions to Manage COVID-19 Challenges.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021
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15. Bidirectional Associations Between Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms and Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Dynamic Panel Models With Fixed Effects.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021
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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

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