Social isolation in the oldest-old: determinants and the differential role of family and friends.
Katharina Isabelle MoormannAlexander PabstFranziska BleckMargrit LöbnerHanna KaduszkiewiczCarolin van der LeedenAndré HajekChristian BrettschneiderKathrin HeserLuca KleineidamJochen WerleAngela FuchsDagmar WeegHorst BickelMichael PentzekSiegfried WeyererBirgitt WieseMichael WagnerWolfgang MaierMartin SchererHans-Helmut KönigSteffi G Riedel-HellerPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2023)
Different determinants unequally affect social isolation in relation to family and friends. The context of the social network should be incorporated more strongly regarding the detection and prevention of social isolation to sustain mental and physical health.