Increased prevalence of loneliness and associated risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

• Main Authors: Susan A. Kirkland (Author), Lauren E. Griffith (Author), Urun Erbas Oz (Author), Mary Thompson (Author), Andrew Wister (Author), Laura Kadowaki (Author), Nicole E. Basta (Author), Jacqueline McMillan (Author), Christina Wolfson (Author), Parminder Raina (Author), on behalf of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Older adults have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and related preventative measures undertaken during the pandemic. Given clear evidence of the relationship between loneliness and health outcomes, it is imperative to better understand if, and how, loneliness has chan...