Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Health Behaviors at Older Ages: Longitudinal Cohort Study

2018338 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Lindsay C. Kobayashi · Georgetown University Medical Center

Andrew Steptoe · University College London

Abstract

Social isolation was associated with a range of health-related behaviors, and loneliness was associated with smoking cessation over a 10 year follow-up in older English adults.

Topics & Keywords

Health disparities and outcomes Aging and Gerontology Research Health and Wellbeing Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volume 52, Issue 7, pp. 582-593

DOI: 10.1093/abm/kax033

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