Loneliness, social integration, and incident dementia over 6 years: Prospective findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Objectives: Social relationships are important for the maintenance of cognitive function at older ages, with both objective features of social networks and perceived social connections (loneliness) being relevant. There is limited evidence about how different aspects of social experience predict dia...

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Main Authors: Snorri Bjorn Rafnsson, Martin Orrell, Eleonora d'Orsi, Eef Hogervorst, Andrew Steptoe
Format: Default Article
Published: 2017
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Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Sociology not elsewhere classified
Dementia
Loneliness
Longitudinal
Social isolation
Social relationships
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Sociology
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/26527
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