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ArticleAnnals of family medicine2026

Association Between Loneliness and Patient Experience in a Primary Health Care Setting.

Emily Hamovitch, Kaileah McKellar, Grace Spiro, Walter P Wodchis

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Article in Annals of family medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Emily HamovitchInstitute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Kaileah McKellarInstitute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Grace SpiroInstitute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Walter P WodchisInstitute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Walter.Wodchis@utoronto.ca.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Loneliness is increasingly recognized as a public health concern with implications for health care experiences. This cross-sectional study surveyed 2,673 adult patients from a primary care practice in Ontario, Canada. Using the University of California-Los Angeles 3-item Loneliness Scale and 6 patient experience indicators, we examined associations between loneliness and patient experience via a Bayesian multivariate cumulative logit model. Lonely patients had significantly lower odds of reporting positive experiences across multiple domains. Findings suggest that loneliness may negatively influence how patients perceive care. Primary care clinicians are well positioned to identify loneliness and implement interventions that promote connection and improve patient experience.

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LonelinessPatient SatisfactionPrimary Health CareAdolescentAdultAgedBayes TheoremCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOntarioSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adultdelivery of health carelonelinesspatient experiencepatient satisfactionprimary health care

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PMID41876115
PMCPMC13008813

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