Long-term care need, loneliness, and perceived social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the German Ageing Survey.
André HajekKatharina GruppGhazal AarabiRazak Mohammed GyasiRosanne Freak-PoliBenedikt KretzlerHans-Helmut KönigPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2023)
Care degrees of 3 or 4 are associated with higher levels of both loneliness and perceived social isolation. Longitudinal studies are required to confirm this association.