The association of pre-COVID-19 social isolation and functional social support with loneliness during COVID-19: a longitudinal analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Policies are needed to identify people who are both socially isolated and lonely, and provide them with functional social support, to prevent worsening loneliness during public health crises.
Authors
- Nancy E. Newall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7731-9322)
- Leilei Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2336-7249)
- Mark Oremus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8190-253X)
- Colleen J. Maxwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7988-2899)
- Suzanne L. Tyas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3007-3940)
- Megan E. O’Connell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6159-4322)
Institutions
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- Brandon University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aging & Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2472888
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research