Loneliness and all cause mortality in Australian women aged 45 years and older: causal inference analysis of longitudinal data

Loneliness seems to be causally linked to mortality risk with a dose-dependent relationship. Acknowledging loneliness as an independent health risk underscores the importance of screening for loneliness and incorporating public health interventions into healthcare practices.

Authors

Philip James Clare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2009-7386)
Neta HaGani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5442-1025)
Dafna Merom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6459-8628)
Ding Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9850-9224)
Ben J. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9014-7254)

Institutions

The University of Sydney (AU)
Charles Sturt University (AU)
UNSW Sydney (AU)
Western Sydney University (AU)

Publication Details

Journal: BMJ Medicine
Published: 2025-04-01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjmed-2024-001004
Citations: 1
Primary Topic: Health disparities and outcomes
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 2.17

Funders

Australian Government
Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government
Medical Research Council
National Health and Medical Research Council

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article

Loneliness and all cause mortality in Australian women aged 45 years and older: causal inference analysis of longitudinal data

Philip James Clare, Neta HaGani, Dafna Merom, Ding Ding et al.

Apr 1, 2025

1 citations

BMJ Medicine

Health disparities and outcomes

2.17

article

Loneliness and all cause mortality in Australian women aged 45 years and older: causal inference analysis of longitudinal data

Philip James Clare, Neta HaGani, Dafna Merom, Ding Ding, Ben J. Smith

April 1, 2025article en

1 citations

Abstract

Loneliness seems to be causally linked to mortality risk with a dose-dependent relationship. Acknowledging loneliness as an independent health risk underscores the importance of screening for loneliness and incorporating public health interventions into healthcare practices.

BMJ MedicineVol. 4(1)

The University of Sydney (AU), Charles Sturt University (AU), UNSW Sydney (AU), Western Sydney University (AU)

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government, Medical Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council

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Openalex Percentile: Top 16%

Health disparities and outcomes

2.17

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