According to the Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, social isolation is an official nursing diagnosis (Ackley & Ladwig, 2010). There are both objective and ...

Social isolation can lead to an increased risk of developing dementia ... actively listening to and communicating with the other person considering the meaning of what someone is trying to tell you ...

Disconnection is a common trait I see among people experiencing homelessness — disconnection from society, from family and ...

The mean age of participants is 72.6 years with about 52% of them female. The minimum age for participation was 55. To measure social isolation, participants completed six measures asking if they ...

In today’s world, where aging populations are growing faster than ever, one silent epidemic continues to undermine the wellbeing of older adults: social isolation. Often accompanied by ...

Loneliness and social isolation among community-dwelling older adults are complex issues with the ability to affect physical, mental and social well-being. To support older adults, approaches must ...

One segment of Americans at particular risk of social isolation, loneliness and their negative impacts are select populations who live in rural areas. “There is an urgent need to take action and ...

Putnam, author of the seminal work on social capital and isolation “Bowling Alone,” believes looking back to… How Zoom and social isolation are challenging the mental health of America’s ...