Does Loneliness Have a Cost? A Population-Wide Study of the Association Between Loneliness and Healthcare Expenditure

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Rachelle Meisters (مؤلف), Daan Westra (مؤلف), Polina Putrik (مؤلف), Hans Bosma (مؤلف), Dirk Ruwaard (مؤلف), Maria Jansen (مؤلف)
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• منشور في: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objectives: Loneliness has been associated with unhealthy behavior, poorer health, and increased morbidity. However, the costs of loneliness are poorly understood.Methods: Multiple sources were combined into a dataset containing a nationally representative sample (n = 341,376) of Dutch adults (18+)....