ArticleFrontiers in psychology2024
Loneliness and global cognitive functioning in racially and ethnically diverse US midlife and older adults.
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- Loneliness and cognition in older adults: A meta-analysis of harmonized studies from the United States, England, India, China, South Africa, Mexico, and Chile.Psychological medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of Loneliness and Social Isolation by Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Other Factors: Estimates From the 2024 Household Pulse Survey.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Beyond the Block: Social Network Extralocality and Cognitive Function Among U.S. Older Adults.Journal of aging and health · 2026Article
- Loneliness and cognitive decline among U.S. adults: A stratified analysis of the BRFSS.PloS one · 2026Article
- Hearing loss and loneliness in the development of impaired cognition and dementia in the US All of Us cohort: prospective analyses using electronic health records.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Hearing Loss and Loneliness in the Development of Impaired Cognition and Dementia in the All of Us Cohort: Prospective Analyses Using Electronic Health Records.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Development of a machine learning-based risk assessment model for loneliness among elderly Chinese: a cross-sectional study based on Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Can Loneliness be Predicted? Development of a Risk Prediction Model for Loneliness among Elderly Chinese: A Study Based on CLHLS.Research square · 2024Article
- Loneliness and pain among community-dwelling middle-aged and older Black, Latino, and White adults in the United States.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Few studies have examined the association of loneliness and cognitive functioning in the US. We used two common measures of loneliness and examined their association in a large sample of US Black, Latino, and White adults (ages ≥ 50). Methods: We analyzed Wave 3 of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project ( Results: Mean age was 63.49 years, 52% were female, and 9% were Black and 6% Latino persons. Approximately 54% endorsed feeling lonely on at least one measure; 31% (CES-D) and 46% (NFLM). The relationship between loneliness measures was positive and significant, Discussion: Loneliness appears to be an important predictor of cognitive functioning. However, the association of loneliness and cognitive functioning varied when using the CES-D loneliness item or the NFLM. Future work is needed to understand how loneliness and its clinically relevant dimensions (social, emotional, existential, chronicity) relate to global and individual cognitive domains. Research is needed with racially and ethnically diverse midlife and older adults, particularly to understand our counterintuitive finding for Latino participants. Finally, findings also support the need for research on interventions to prevent cognitive decline targeting loneliness.
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