social isolation

Social isolation in relation to the incidence and dynamic progression of frailty in the oldest old: a trajectory analysis of a nationwide cohort | BMC Public Health

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Zeng Y, Feng Q, Hesketh T, Christensen K, Vaupel J. Improvements in survival and activities of daily living despite declines in physical and cognitive functioning among the oldest-old in China – Evidence from a cohort study. Lancet. 2017;389:1619–29. PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Bevilacqua G, Jameson KA, Zhang J, Bloom I, Fuggle NR, Patel HP, … Read more

Healing through art: a thematic synthesis within a quasi-systematic review of art’s impact on adult mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic | BMC Public Health

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Aim To review a range of international qualitative studies that have examined the use of art for mental well-being among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design This study adopted a quasi-systematic literature review approach with a thematic synthesis of qualitative data, as described by Thomas and Harden (2008) [27]. The review aimed to synthesise evidence … Read more

Hearing loss and cognitive impairment among older adults: findings from the China health and retirement longitudinal study | BMC Public Health

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National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2022 China statistical yearbook. China Statistics Press. 2022. http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/ndsj/2022/indexeh.htm. Accessed 6 May 2023. Nichols E, Steinmetz JD, Vollset SE, Fukutaki K, Chalek J, Abd-Allah F, et al. Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease … Read more

Loneliness Exacerbates Asthma’s Link to Osteoarthritis

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Photo Credit: Inside Creative House Asthma was linked to a higher risk for osteoarthritis (OA), particularly in people with greater social isolation or loneliness, surpassing lifestyle factors like smoking and diet, according to a study published in Arthritis Research & Therapy. The prospective cohort study involved 448,920 participants from the UK Biobank. The investigators assessed … Read more