Are Loneliness and Social Isolation Associated with Quality of Life in Older Adults? Insights from Northern and Southern Europe.
Loneliness and social isolation have detrimental effects on health in old age; however, the prospective associations with quality of life (QoL) remain unclear. Furthermore, despite the existence of a European north-south gradient in the distribution of loneliness and social isolation, little is know...
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ftintsaludcarlos:oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/11750 2024-06-23T07:55:26+00:00 Are Loneliness and Social Isolation Associated with Quality of Life in Older Adults? Insights from Northern and Southern Europe. Beridze, Giorgi Ayala, Alba Ribeiro, Oscar Fernandez-Mayoralas, Gloria Rodriguez-Blazquez, Carmen Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Vicente Rojo-Perez, Fermina Forjaz, Maria João Calderón-Larrañaga, Amaia Instituto de Salud Carlos III Unión Europea. Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER/ERDF) Comunidad de Madrid (España) 2020 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/11750 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228637 eng eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228637 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/PI18CIII/00046 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/RD16/0005/0002 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/RD16/0001/0005 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/H2019/HUM-5698 Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2020 Nov 20;17(22):8637. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/11750 33233793 doi:10.3390/ijerph17228637 1660-4601 International journal of environmental research and public health http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Atribución 4.0 Internacional open access SHARE Aging Loneliness Prospective studies Quality of life Social isolation Aged Europe Female Humans Male Spain Sweden journal article VoR 2020 ftintsaludcarlos https://doi.org/20.500.12105/1175010.3390/ijerph17228637 2024-05-27T23:35:05Z Loneliness and social isolation have detrimental effects on health in old age; however, the prospective associations with quality of life (QoL) remain unclear. Furthermore, despite the existence of a European north-south gradient in the distribution of loneliness and social isolation, little is known whether the associations are context-specific. We investigated the relationships between loneliness, social isolation and QoL of older adults residing in the North (Sweden) and South (Spain) of Europe. Study sample consisted of 2995 Swedish and 4154 Spanish older adults who participated in waves six and seven of the Study on Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Loneliness and social isolation were measured at the baseline, and QoL was measured at the baseline and follow-up using CASP-12. Prospective associations were assessed via multivariate linear regression. In Sweden, subjects with higher vs. lower loneliness had 1.01 (95% CI: -1.55, -0.40) units lower QoL, while every standard deviation increase in social isolation was associated with a 0.27 (95% CI: -0.42, -0.09)-unit decrease in QoL. In Spain, every standard deviation increase in social isolation was associated with a 0.66 (95% CI: -1.11, -0.22)-unit decrease in QoL. The association was stronger in subjects aged ≤65 years old and those with no chronic diseases. The association with loneliness was not statistically significant in Spain. Loneliness and social isolation are prospectively associated with decreased QoL among older adults, yet the associations are contextually bound. Future interventions should target both exposures, among others, in order to increase QoL in this group. This study was partially funded by the Institute of Health Carlos III through the QASP (PI18CIII/00046) and REDISSEC (RD16/0005/0002 and RD16/0001/0005, co-funded by European Regional Development Fund/European Social Fund “A way to make Europe”/”Investing in your future”) projects, as well as the ENCAGEN-CM project (H2019/HUM-5698) funded by the Community of Madrid and ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North Sweden REPISALUD (REPositorio Institucional en SALUD del Instituto de Salud Carlos III - ISCIII) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 22 8637 |
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Loneliness and social isolation have detrimental effects on health in old age; however, the prospective associations with quality of life (QoL) remain unclear. Furthermore, despite the existence of a European north-south gradient in the distribution of loneliness and social isolation, little is known whether the associations are context-specific. We investigated the relationships between loneliness, social isolation and QoL of older adults residing in the North (Sweden) and South (Spain) of Europe. Study sample consisted of 2995 Swedish and 4154 Spanish older adults who participated in waves six and seven of the Study on Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Loneliness and social isolation were measured at the baseline, and QoL was measured at the baseline and follow-up using CASP-12. Prospective associations were assessed via multivariate linear regression. In Sweden, subjects with higher vs. lower loneliness had 1.01 (95% CI: -1.55, -0.40) units lower QoL, while every standard deviation increase in social isolation was associated with a 0.27 (95% CI: -0.42, -0.09)-unit decrease in QoL. In Spain, every standard deviation increase in social isolation was associated with a 0.66 (95% CI: -1.11, -0.22)-unit decrease in QoL. The association was stronger in subjects aged ≤65 years old and those with no chronic diseases. The association with loneliness was not statistically significant in Spain. Loneliness and social isolation are prospectively associated with decreased QoL among older adults, yet the associations are contextually bound. Future interventions should target both exposures, among others, in order to increase QoL in this group. This study was partially funded by the Institute of Health Carlos III through the QASP (PI18CIII/00046) and REDISSEC (RD16/0005/0002 and RD16/0001/0005, co-funded by European Regional Development Fund/European Social Fund “A way to make Europe”/”Investing in your future”) projects, as well as the ENCAGEN-CM project (H2019/HUM-5698) funded by the Community of Madrid and ... |
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Instituto de Salud Carlos III Unión Europea. Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER/ERDF) Comunidad de Madrid (España) |
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Beridze, Giorgi Ayala, Alba Ribeiro, Oscar Fernandez-Mayoralas, Gloria Rodriguez-Blazquez, Carmen Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Vicente Rojo-Perez, Fermina Forjaz, Maria João Calderón-Larrañaga, Amaia |
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Beridze, Giorgi Ayala, Alba Ribeiro, Oscar Fernandez-Mayoralas, Gloria Rodriguez-Blazquez, Carmen Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Vicente Rojo-Perez, Fermina Forjaz, Maria João Calderón-Larrañaga, Amaia |
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Are Loneliness and Social Isolation Associated with Quality of Life in Older Adults? Insights from Northern and Southern Europe. |
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Are Loneliness and Social Isolation Associated with Quality of Life in Older Adults? Insights from Northern and Southern Europe. |
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Are Loneliness and Social Isolation Associated with Quality of Life in Older Adults? Insights from Northern and Southern Europe. |
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Are Loneliness and Social Isolation Associated with Quality of Life in Older Adults? Insights from Northern and Southern Europe. |
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Are Loneliness and Social Isolation Associated with Quality of Life in Older Adults? Insights from Northern and Southern Europe. |
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are loneliness and social isolation associated with quality of life in older adults? insights from northern and southern europe. |
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