Loneliness and isolated living status in middle-aged and older adults in Taiwan: exploration on stress-related biomarkers, depressive symptoms, and disability.

Tsung-Yu TsaiChing-Ju ChiuTzu-Yun WangHuai-Hsuan TsengKao-Chin ChenPo-See ChenYen-Kuang Yang

Published in: BMC psychiatry (2022)

Four combinations of loneliness and isolated living status were associated with different impacts on stress-related biomarkers, depressive symptoms, and physical disability. Further dynamic investigations are warranted.

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