COVID-19 and loneliness: A rapid systematic review

CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review of research investigating loneliness during the current COVID-19 pandemic in the general adult population. Despite the inconsistencies evident in some of the results across the studies, it is clearly apparent that loneliness is having an impact on the mental health and wellbeing of the general adult population. Furthermore, it is apparent that the current COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on loneliness in the general adult population and that loneliness is significantly positively associated with mental illness symptomatology. Thus, there is an imperative to address loneliness through public policy and interventions. The limitations of this review are noted and directions given for future research.PMID:34256632 | DOI:10.1177/00048674211031489
Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research