ArticleHealth promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2026
Chronic disease and social isolation among Canadians: evidence from the 2022 Mental Health and Access to Care Survey.
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introductionChronic conditions are highly prevalent in Canada and are commonly examined as a single, aggregated exposure in population research on social isolation. Such approaches emphasize overall disease burden but make it difficult to distinguish the independent contributions of diagnostic category, chronic pain and disability. In this study, we examine these dimensions separately to assess how each is associated with social isolation among Canadian adults.
methodsUsing the 2022 Mental Health and Access to Care Survey (n = 9861), the association between chronic conditions, chronic pain, and disability in relation to social support was assessed, using the Social Provisions Scale (SPS-10), applying multivariable linear regression.
resultsMore severe disability was negatively associated with social support (B = -0.09, 95% CI = -0.11, -0.08). Those with more functional impairments experienced lower social support which typically indicates greater social isolation.
conclusionWhen examined jointly, functional disability, but not chronic disease category or chronic pain, was independently associated with lower social support. These findings indicate that social isolation among Canadian adults is more closely related to functional limitation than to diagnostic labels, underscoring the importance of function-focused approaches in research and intervention.
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