Association of Eating Alone With Depression Among Older Adults Living Alone: Role of Poor Social Networks.
Ryota SakuraiHisashi KawaiHiroyuki SuzukiHunkyung KimYutaka WatanabeHirohiko HiranoKazushige IharaShuichi ObuchiYoshinori FujiwaraPublished in: Journal of epidemiology (2020)
Poor social network size, and not eating alone, was associated with greater depression symptoms among older adults living alone, whereas both factors may increase depression symptoms among older adults living with others. Poor social network size may show a stronger influence on depression than eating alone in older adults living alone; thus, social network size is an important health indicator.