Healio (7/26, Rhoades) reported, “Increased social isolation may be linked to greater risks for several adverse health outcomes in older adults, according to a study.” Researchers came to this conclusion after assessing “associations between changes in social isolation and multiple health outcomes – including death, CVD, dementia, stroke and disability — within a sample of 13,649 respondents aged 50 years or older from the 2006 to 2020 Health and Retirement Study waves.” The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.
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— “Social isolation increases risk for death, dementia in older adults,”Andrew (Drew) Rhoades, Healio , July 26, 2024