[Loneliness in Bavaria before and during the COVID-19 pandemic].

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-06 DOI:10.1007/s00103-024-03931-4

Johannes Brettner, Constantin Wiegel, Veronika Reisig, Renate Übe, Wolfgang H Caselmann, Joseph Kuhn

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Abstract

Background: Loneliness represents a significant health risk and is associated with numerous mental and physical conditions. The aim of this paper was to describe the prevalence of loneliness in Bavaria before and during the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to socio-demographic attributes.

Methods: Data sources were the German Ageing Survey (DEAS) and the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Univariate statistical analyses were carried out for different socio-demographic attributes, such as age, gender, type of household, education, and financial resources.

Results: According to the SOEP, the proportion of adults who are often or very often lonely increased from 2.3% in 2017 to 16.2% in 2021. In 2021, women had a higher prevalence of loneliness than men (21.0% vs. 11.3%), and younger adults had the highest prevalence of loneliness (18 to 25 years: 31.7%) compared to the other age groups.

Discussion and conclusions: During the COVID-19 pandemic, loneliness increased in almost every population subgroup in Bavaria. Further studies are needed to examine whether this development is temporary or represents a long-term effect even after the measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have been lifted.

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[COVID-19大流行之前和期间巴伐利亚的孤独感]。

背景：孤独是一种重大的健康风险，与多种精神和身体状况有关。本文旨在描述巴伐利亚州在 COVID-19 大流行之前和期间与社会人口属性相关的孤独感流行率：数据来源是德国老龄化调查（DEAS）和社会经济小组（SOEP）。对不同的社会人口属性，如年龄、性别、家庭类型、教育程度和经济来源，进行了单变量统计分析：根据 SOEP 的数据，经常或非常经常感到孤独的成年人比例从 2017 年的 2.3% 增加到 2021 年的 16.2%。2021 年，女性的孤独感发生率高于男性（21.0% 对 11.3%），与其他年龄组相比，年轻成年人的孤独感发生率最高（18 至 25 岁：31.7%）：讨论与结论：在 COVID-19 大流行期间，巴伐利亚州几乎每个人口亚群的孤独感都有所增加。我们还需要进一步研究，以确定这种情况是暂时的，还是在预防 COVID-19 传播的措施取消后仍会长期存在。

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Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

5.90%

发文量

145

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

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