Social isolation, regardless of living alone, is associated with mortality: the Otassha study

• Main Authors: Keigo Imamura (Author), Hisashi Kawai (Author), Manami Ejiri (Author), Hiroyuki Sasai (Author), Hirohiko Hirano (Author), Yoshinori Fujiwara (Author), Kazushige Ihara (Author), Shuichi Obuchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionSocial isolation has been recognized as a contributing factor to negative health outcomes. Although living alone is associated with health-related outcomes, existing findings are inconsistent. It is not the act of living alone that may predict poor health, but rather social isolation tha...