Loneliness in Primary Care Patients: A Prevalence Study.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate that loneliness is common in primary care patients and is associated with adverse health consequences including poorer health status and greater health care utilization. Further work is needed to understand the value of screening for and using interventions to treat loneliness in primary care.
PMID: 30858253 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Annals of Family Medicine - February 28, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Mullen RA, Tong S, Sabo RT, Liaw WR, Marshall J, Nease DE, Krist AH, Frey JJ Tags: Ann Fam Med Source Type: research