Loneliness and Social Isolation Factors Under the Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan: 2-Year Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Worsening loneliness and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic have become serious public health concerns worldwide. Despite previous research reporting persistent loneliness and social isolation under repeated emergency declarations and prolonged pandemics, long-term studies are needed to identify the actual conditions of loneliness and social isolation, and the factors that explain them.

Objective

In this study, 3 web-based surveys were conducted at 1-year intervals during the 2 years after the first state of emergency to examine changes in loneliness and social isolation and the psychosocial factors associated with them in the Japanese population.

Methods

The first survey (phase 1, May 11-12, 2020) was conducted at the end of the first emergency

SUBMITTER: Sugaya N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420607 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature