Loneliness among older adults with multiple chronic conditions: Exploring disparities for Hispanic adults in the 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Being Hispanic, regardless of sex, increased likelihood of loneliness and inadequate social support; however, Hispanic older females face the highest levels of loneliness when managing multimorbidity with inadequate social support compared to Hispanic males and individuals of other races/ethnicities. Further research is needed to address these disparities for Hispanics and women in particular.
Institutions
- The University of Texas at El Paso (US)
- The University of Texas at Arlington (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.106100
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00