Loneliness and its predictors among older adults prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional and longitudinal survey findings from participants of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study cohort in the USA.

Anna M Kucharska-NewtonKunihiro MatsushitaYejin MokMelissa MinottiElizabeth C OelsnerKim RingLynne WagenknechtTimothy M HughesThomas MosleyPriya PaltaPamela L LutseyJoe Coresh

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

Findings from this study document the increase in perceived loneliness among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
depressive symptoms
mental health