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Loneliness and cognitive function in the older adult: a systematic review
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BACKGROUND: Loneliness is a significant concern among the elderly, particularly in societies with rapid growth in aging populations. Loneliness may influence cognitive function, but the exact nature of the association between loneliness and cognitive function is poorly understood. The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesize current findings on the association between loneliness and cognitive function in older adults. METHOD: A comprehensive, electronic review of the literature was performed. Criteria for inclusion were original quantitative or qualitative research, report written in English, human participants with a mean age ≥ 60 years, and published from January 2000 through July 2013. The total number of studies included in this systematic review was ten. RESULTS: Main findings from the ten studies largely indicate that loneliness is significantly and negatively correlated with cognitive function, specifically in domains of global cognitive function or general cognitive ability, intelligence quotient (IQ), processing speed, immediate recall, and delayed recall. However, some initial correlations were not significant after controlling for a wide range of demographic and psychosocial risk factors thought to influence loneliness. CONCLUSIONS: Greater loneliness is associated with lower cognitive function. Although preliminary evidence is promising, additional studies are necessary to determine the causality and biological mechanisms underlying the relationship between loneliness and cognitive function. Findings should be verified in culturally diverse populations in different ages and settings using biobehavioral approaches.
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“Our findings are in line with previous studies showing a detrimental effect of loneliness on subsequent cognitive decline or dementia (Boss et al., 2015;Cacioppo and Hawkley, 2009;Gow and Mortensen, 2016;Kuiper et al., 2015;Kuiper et al., 2016;Rozzini et al., 2008;Shankar et al., 2013;Tilvis et al., 2004;Wang et al., 2011;Zhong et al., 2016;Zhong et al., 2017).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Boss, L., Kang, D.-H., & Branson, S.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
- Corresponding author
- Boss, Lisa
- ORCID
- Branson, Sandy
- Venue
- International Psychogeriatrics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-04
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 541-553
- ISSN
- 1041-6102 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2120113719
- Cited by
- 513
- References
- 53
- Citations by year
- 2026: 31 · 2025: 56 · 2024: 57 · 2023: 94 · 2022: 73 · 2021: 67 · 2020: 49 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 5
- FWCI
- 3.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Psychogeriatrics (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Keywords
- loneliness, cognitive function, older adults, aging, processing speed, memory retrieval, intelligence quotient, psychosocial risk factors, biological mechanisms
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Cognition, Cognition Disorders, Humans, Loneliness, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests
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