Social Support and Loneliness in Healthy Elders and Cognitive Impairment
HE had stronger social ties and lower loneliness, while the MCI group experienced greater loneliness, likely due to reduced social participation. Similar social networks in MCI and AD suggest cognitive impairment affects relationships. Addressing loneliness and fostering social engagement are vital for well-being in cognitively impaired older adults.
Authors
- Preeti Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5033-7195)
- Subhashini K. Rangarajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4899-7316)
- Apurva Mittal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0595-4255)
- John P. John (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6756-0297)
- Ms. Aparna P
- Kavya Kallahalli Mohan Kumar
- Ganesan Venkatasubramanian
- Himanshu Joshi
- Jyothi M S Gowda
- Mathew Varghese
- Sivakumar PT
- Paul M. Thompson
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- St.John's Medical College Hospital (IN)
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70858_107810
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00