Stress, Social Isolation Profiles, and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in a Low‐Income Community in Singapore
Subjective loneliness, more so than objective structural isolation, is pivotal in shaping older adults' mental health and stress vulnerability within low-income settings. Interventions should consider decoupling loneliness from social isolation, tailoring support to the specific needs associated with different social isolation profiles.
Authors
- Pildoo Sung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5730-6241)
- Vanessa Jean Wen Koh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4175-7224)
- Angelique Chan
Institutions
- Duke-NUS Medical School (SG)
- Hanyang University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.70183
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00