Research
"Despite a complex literature, decades of research across multiple scientific disciplines and methodological approaches have extensively documented compelling evidence of the health relevance of social connection, isolation, and loneliness, including both long-term health effects and the biological and behavioral basis of these effects."
Families Struggle to Support "Forgotten Elderly"
"A 2018 meta-analysis of 35 research articles that measured loneliness and mortality confirmed that feeling lonely is a risk factor for all-cause mortality for both men and women."
"Social isolation, loneliness, and social vulnerability are very common in older adults and are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, comparable to established risk factors such as smoking..."
