Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System

by Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, et al.

Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are considered to be socially isolated, and a significant proportion of adults in the United States report feeling lonely. People who are 50 years of age or older are more likely to experience many of the risk factors that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309671000
• ISBN13: 9780309671002
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"