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ArticleGeriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Embracing Connection: A Review of First-Ever Clinical Guidelines on Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults.

Peter M Hoang, David Conn, Canadian Coalition for Senior’s Mental Health, Social Isolation and Loneliness Guidelines Working Group

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Article in Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Peter M HoangDepartment of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5149-8158
David ConnBaycrest Health Sciences, North York, ON M6A 2E1, Canada.
Canadian Coalition for Senior’s Mental Health, Social Isolation and Loneliness Guidelines Working Group

Funding

Waltons Trust N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Social isolation and loneliness are major public health concerns and are associated with morbidity and mortality. As this is an increasing issue in older adults, guidance for healthcare providers is a priority. The Canadian Coalition for Senior's Mental Health (CCSMH) has developed the first Canadian social isolation and loneliness guidelines to help providers recognize, assess, and manage social isolation and loneliness among older adults. We review and summarize these guidelines to support healthcare and social service providers to apply best practices and evidence-based care for older adults experiencing social isolation and loneliness.

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clinical practice guidelineslonelinessolder adultssocial isolation

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PMID39311242
PMCPMC11417758

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