A Review of Social Isolation: An Important but Underassessed Condition in Older Adults

By N. Nicholson. Journal of Primary Prevention, 2012

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Health, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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Citations in the corpus

• Depression and cardiovascular disease: a clinical review. (2014, background): “It is important to prevent worsening social isolation by minimizing additional contributing factors such as loss of employment.(59,60) The provision of social support by caregivers, such as family members, is very important.”
• Can Digital Technology Enhance Social Connectedness Among Older Adults? A Feasibility Study (2019, background): “The literature indicates that 10% to 43% of older adults in North America experience social isolation, and 43% experience loneliness (Nicholson, 2012; Perissinotto, Stijacic Cenzer, & Covinsky, 2012).”