Loneliness, Health, and Longevity

Loneliness, health, and longevity.

BACKGROUND Objective measures of loneliness and poor social contacts are associated with negative health outcomes. However, the influence of subjective loneliness among elderly persons is poorly documented. We hypothesized that loneliness among persons aged 70-90 years is associated with subsequent decline in health, function, and longevity. METHODS Mortality data for subjects aged 70-90 year...

[Loneliness and mental health].

Loneliness and general health of elderly

Introduction: In recent years attention to elderly is progressing rapidly in countries. Special ‎attention to their mental and physical need is necessary. Loneliness may occur in all age ‎groups, but this is more a problem peculiar to the elderly. Loneliness is a complex concept, ‎specially affecting the psychosocial well-being of the elderly. The feelings of loneliness have ‎se...

Loneliness and health: potential mechanisms.

OBJECTIVE Two studies using cross-sectional designs explored four possible mechanisms by which loneliness may have deleterious effects on health: health behaviors, cardiovascular activation, cortisol levels, and sleep. METHODS In Study 1, we assessed autonomic activity, salivary cortisol levels, sleep quality, and health behaviors in 89 undergraduate students selected based on pretests to be ...

Food and health longevity.

Japan has the longest life expectancy in the world. It was an average 85.59 years for women and 78.64 years for men and 77.2 years for women and 71.9 years for men in average health expectancy in 2004. As the diet becomes more westernized, the number of patients with diabetic, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular diseases due to the metabolic syndrome is increasing. In 2002, our university was s...