Browsing Medical Gerontology (Scholarly Publications) by Subject "Loneliness"
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Loneliness and social isolation in the COVID-19 pandemic among the over 70s. Data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
(TILDA, 2020)This joint report from TILDA and ALONE examines the issues of loneliness and social isolation with specific reference to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland. Measures introduced to curtail the spread of COVID-19, including ... -
Loneliness, social isolation, and their discordance among older adults
(TILDA, 2019)We have shown here that loneliness and social isolation are not a necessary fact of the ageing process and recent efforts to alleviate these potentially damaging phenomena should be encouraged. This is particularly important ... -
Physical and Mental Health of Older People while Cocooning during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2021)Background: Cocooning or shielding, i.e. staying at home and reducing face-to-face interaction with other people, was an important part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic for older people. However, concerns exist ...