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Aug 2026
Loneliness among community-dwelling older adults across biological, clinical and psychosocial domains before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review
Background Loneliness is a subjective and distressing experience resulting from a discrepancy between desired and actual social relationships and represents an important public health concern among community-dwelling older adults. Although it can occur throughout the life course, older adults are particularly vulnerabl...
Georgia Casanova, Giorgia Fattorini, Sara Santini et al.
· Frontiers in Public Health · 0 citations