A Narrative Review of Loneliness and Brain Health in Older Adults: Implications of COVID-19.

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Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-06-11 DOI:10.1007/s40473-021-00237-6

Janelle N Beadle, Angela Gifford, Abi Heller

引用次数: 3

Abstract

Purpose of review: This narrative review highlights important factors contributing to loneliness in older adults prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic and effects on brain health.

Recent findings: We characterize risk factors for loneliness in older adulthood and the impact of COVID-19. Furthermore, we discuss the implications of loneliness for older adults' brain health.

Summary: Understanding the multifactorial causes of loneliness in different subpopulations of older adults both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic will provide insights for the development of interventions targeted to reduce loneliness in older adults based on their specific risk factors.

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老年人孤独感与大脑健康的叙述性综述:COVID-19的影响

综述目的:这篇叙述性综述强调了在COVID-19大流行之前和期间导致老年人孤独感的重要因素及其对大脑健康的影响。最新发现:我们描述了老年人孤独的风险因素和COVID-19的影响。此外，我们还讨论了孤独对老年人大脑健康的影响。总结:了解2019冠状病毒病大流行之前和期间不同老年人亚群中孤独感的多因素原因，将为制定针对老年人特定风险因素的干预措施提供见解，以减少老年人的孤独感。

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Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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期刊介绍： Under the leadership of Emil Coccaro, Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports will provide an in-depth review of topics covering personality and impulse control disorders, psychosis, mood and anxiety disorders, genetics and neuroscience, geropsychiatry and cognitive disorders of late life, child and developmental psychiatry, addictions, and neuromodulation.We accomplish this aim by inviting international authorities to contribute review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance, highlighted by annotated reference lists. By providing clear, insightful balanced contributions, the journal intends to serve those involved in the field of behavioral neuroscience.