Impact of social isolation on mortality and morbidity in 20 high-income, middle-income and low-income countries in five continents.
Ryo NaitoDarryl P LeongShrikant Ishver BangdiwalaMartin MckeeS V SubramanianSumathy RangarajanShofiqul IslamAlvaro AvezumKaren E YeatesScott A LearRajeev GuptaAfzalhussein YusufaliAntonio L DansAndrzej SzubaKhalid F AlhabibManmeet KaurOmar RahmanPamela SeronRafael DiazThandi PuoaneWeida LiuYibing ZhuYundong ShengPatricio Lopez-JaramilloJephat ChifambaIsmail RosnahKubilay KarsidagRoya KelishadiAnnika RosengrenRasha KhatibLeela Itty Amma K RSyed Iqbal AzamKoon TeoSalim YusufPublished in: BMJ global health (2021)
Social isolation is associated with increased risk of mortality in countries at different economic levels. The increasing share of older people in populations in many countries argues for targeted strategies to mitigate its adverse effects.