Background:To understand the current situation of loneliness and dementia fear among elderly people in the community;Analyze the influencing factors and clarify the correlation between the two.Methods:Through convenie...
If you've ever felt lonely,you're not the only one.In a poll taken late last year in the U.S.,20 percent of adults reported feeling lonely,and this feeling is not limited to the U.S.
Dear Readers,Are you“as full of spirit as the month of May?”If so,you feel energy and excitement about the month ahead and about life.If you haven't read Shakespeare,you've probably never seen that quote,but it's a ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82322059);the Chinese Academy of Medical·Sciences Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(2021-I2M-1-010);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFC2500500);the National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding(2023-GSPRC-19).
Objective Observational studies have shown inconsistent associations of loneliness or social isolation(SI)with ischemic heart disease(IHD),with unknown mediators.Methods Using data from genome-wide association studies...
Loneliness is classically defined as a result of perceiving a discrepancy between the desired quantity and quality of one's social life and actual social relationships(Perlman and Peplau,1984).Lifespan research has in...
sponsored by the Jiangsu Social Science Fund under the grant title“A Study of Post-apocalyptic Writing in Contemporary American Novels”(20WWB005);supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,No.XAB22018.
Peter Heller’s The Dog Stars is a fascinating meditation of post-apocalyptic loneliness.Set in a dismal world devastated by a devastating virus,the story centers on the protagonist Hig’s experience and response as h...
This study is a brief attempt to uncover the secret of love.From the extremely rich literature on the subject,it relies on only four classic thinkers and writers(Plato,Shakespeare,Attila József,Marx),among whom Marx...
Fifty percent of individuals aged over 60 are reported at risk of social isolation and one-third will experience some degree of loneliness later in life. Isolation and loneliness have been reported as having negative ...
The article presents the results of a study of the connection of protective reflection with the peculiarities of loneliness experience by students of humanitarian and economic education profiles.Mathematical processin...
supported by grants from the National Heart,Lung,and Blood Institute(HL071981,HL034594,HL126024);the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases(DK115679,DK091718,DK100383,DK078616).
Background Individuals with diabetes have a significantly higher risk of developing chronic kidney disease(CKD)and higher levels of social isolation and loneliness compared with those without diabetes.Recently,the Ame...