Disentangling social isolation, loneliness, and later-life cognitive function for older adults in the United States: evidence from causal inference modeling
Our results suggest that addressing social isolation-and, by extension, its effects on health-requires both a broad understanding of its heterogeneous impacts on the general population and a nuanced approach to targeting public health interventions where they can be most effective.
Authors
- Solveig A. Cunningham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2354-1526)
- Jo Mhairi Hale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1343-3879)
- Angelo Lorenti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8789-7011)
Institutions
- Andrews University (US)
- St. Andrews University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- University of St Andrews (GB)
- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (DE)
- Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf254
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Emory University
- Helsingin Yliopisto
- University of St Andrews
- Jane ja Aatos Erkon Säätiö
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft