Social isolation, loneliness and their relationships with depressive symptoms: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the relationship between various social isolation indicators and loneliness, and to examine the differential associations that social isolation indicators, loneliness have with depressive symptoms.

Methods

Baseline data for 1,919 adults (aged 21 years and above) from a representative health survey in the Central region of Singapore was used for this study. The association between social isolation indicators (marital status, living arrangement, social connectedness with relatives and friends) and loneliness (the three-item UCLA Loneliness) were assessed, and their differential associations with depressive symptoms (the Patient Health Questionnaire-9) were examined using multiple linear regression, controling for relevant covariates.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Ge L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5568112 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature