Social Isolation and Patient Experience in Older Adults.

CONCLUSIONS: Social isolation was associated with negative patient experience in elderly primary care patients. Raising awareness regarding patient social networks among primary care providers and targeted interventions for socially isolated elderly patients aimed at improving the experience of primary care, especially regarding longitudinality, comprehensiveness, and community orientation, may be warranted.
PMID: 30201635 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Annals of Family Medicine - September 1, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Aoki T, Yamamoto Y, Ikenoue T, Urushibara-Miyachi Y, Kise M, Fujinuma Y, Fukuhara S Tags: Ann Fam Med Source Type: research