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Analyzing Trends of Loneliness Through Large-Scale Analysis of Social Media Postings: Observational Study

to rising loneliness.

Keren Mazuz, Elad Yom-Tov

JMIR Ment Health 2020;7(4):e17188

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Exploring Existential Loneliness Among Frail Older People as a Basis for an Intervention: Protocol for the Development Phase of the LONE Study

One such central existential issue is loneliness. Loneliness is often related to either physical aspects of life, where a need for closeness and touch are in focus, or to social isolation, where a need for human relationships are in focus [6].

Anna-Karin Edberg, Ingrid Bolmsjö

JMIR Res Protoc 2019;8(8):e13607

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The Role of Perceived Loneliness in Youth Addictive Behaviors: Cross-National Survey Study

and Peplau [27] offers a blueprint for social psychological theory of loneliness, and it is broadly used in conceptualizing loneliness.

Iina Savolainen, Atte Oksanen, Markus Kaakinen, Anu Sirola, Hye-Jin Paek

JMIR Ment Health 2020;7(1):e14035

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Identifying Behavioral Phenotypes of Loneliness and Social Isolation with Passive Sensing: Statistical Analysis, Data Mining and Machine Learning of Smartphone and Fitbit Data

According to the latest US Loneliness Index Report [2], nearly half of Americans report high levels of loneliness with an average loneliness score of 43.9.

Afsaneh Doryab, Daniella K Villalba, Prerna Chikersal, Janine M Dutcher, Michael Tumminia, Xinwen Liu, Sheldon Cohen, Kasey Creswell, Jennifer Mankoff, John D Creswell, Anind K Dey

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2019;7(7):e13209

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Testing the Efficacy of a Multicomponent, Self-Guided, Smartphone-Based Meditation App: Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial

Simon B Goldberg, Theodore Imhoff-Smith, Daniel M Bolt, Christine D Wilson-Mendenhall, Cortland J Dahl, Richard J Davidson, Melissa A Rosenkranz

JMIR Ment Health 2020;7(11):e23825

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Smartphone App to Address Loneliness Among College Students: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Although most of the literature on loneliness focuses on older adults, multiple studies indicate that loneliness is especially prevalent among younger generations [3-5].

Emma Bruehlman-Senecal, Cayce J Hook, Jennifer H Pfeifer, Caroline FitzGerald, Brittany Davis, Kevin L Delucchi, Jana Haritatos, Danielle E Ramo

JMIR Ment Health 2020;7(10):e21496

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Changes in Depressive Symptoms, Social Support, and Loneliness Over 1 Year After a Minimum 3-Month Videoconference Program for Older Nursing Home Residents

Though family members may have limited time to visit residents in person, telephone calls can reduce residents’ loneliness [20].

Hsiu-Hsin Tsai, Yun-Fang Tsai

J Med Internet Res 2011;13(4):e93

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A Protocol-Driven, Bedside Digital Conversational Agent to Support Nurse Teams and Mitigate Risks of Hospitalization in Older Adults: Case Control Pre-Post Study

Loneliness is a frequent occurrence in older adults, and it is a documented predictor of poor health.

Nicholas Bott, Sharon Wexler, Lin Drury, Chava Pollak, Victor Wang, Kathleen Scher, Sharon Narducci

J Med Internet Res 2019;21(10):e13440

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Communication Technology Preferences of Hospitalized and Institutionalized Frail Older Adults During COVID-19 Confinement: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

For instance, the visitation restrictions in geriatric care units and nursing homes, although essential to the control of the pandemic, have also become a major source of social isolation and loneliness for vulnerable populations [1-3].

Guillaume Sacco, Sébastien Lléonart, Romain Simon, Frédéric Noublanche, Cédric Annweiler, TOVID Study Group

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2020;8(9):e21845

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Use and Effect of Web-Based Embodied Conversational Agents for Improving Eating Behavior and Decreasing Loneliness Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

IntroductionBackgroundUnhealthy eating and loneliness negatively influence quality of life (QoL) in older age [1,2].

Lean L Kramer, Bob C Mulder, Lex van Velsen, Emely de Vet

JMIR Res Protoc 2021;10(1):e22186

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