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. 2022 Dec:105:145-148.
doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.10.029. Epub 2022 Oct 28.

The plight of loneliness in Parkinson's disease: New opportunities

David Andrés González  1 , Michelle Hyczy de Siqueira Tosin  2 , Christopher G Goetz  2
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The plight of loneliness in Parkinson's disease: New opportunities

David Andrés González et al. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

The human phenomenon of loneliness has been increasing in prominence across societies, with precipitous increase since COVID-19, and individuals with Parkinson's disease are not unscathed. Loneliness is of clinical relevance as it is cross-sectionally related to, and longitudinally precedes, mortality and other health risks, including worse motor, cognitive, and behavioral-psychological functioning. Relatively few studies have evaluated loneliness, or associated social experiences, in the context of Parkinson's, but the existing data is provocative. The authors advocate for clinicians' awareness and researchers' investigational focus.

Keywords: Dementia; Isolation; Loneliness; Parkinson disease; Social network.

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