 Social Isolation
"Social Isolation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The separation of individuals or groups resulting in the lack of or minimizing of social contact and/or communication. This separation may be accomplished by physical separation, by social barriers and by psychological mechanisms. In the latter, there may be interaction but no real communication.
| Descriptor ID |
D012934
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.781 I01.880.683
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Isolation- Social Isolation
- Isolation, Social
- Isolations, Social
- Social Isolations
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| 1985 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2008 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Isolation" by people in Profiles.
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Tung EL, De Marchis EH, Gottlieb LM, Lindau ST, Pantell MS. Patient Experiences with Screening and Assistance for Social Isolation in Primary Care Settings. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 07; 36(7):1951-1957.
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Benson JA, McSorley VE, Hawkley LC, Lauderdale DS. Associations of loneliness and social isolation with actigraph and self-reported sleep quality in a national sample of older adults. Sleep. 2021 01 21; 44(1).
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Tung EL, Hawkley LC, Cagney KA, Peek ME. Social Isolation, Loneliness, And Violence Exposure In Urban Adults. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 10; 38(10):1670-1678.
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Dong J, Pollack H, Konetzka RT. Effects of long-term care setting on spousal health outcomes. Health Serv Res. 2019 02; 54(1):158-166.
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Ha JH, Hougham GW, Meltzer DO. Risk of Social Isolation among Older Patients: What Factors Affect the Availability of Family, Friends, and Neighbors upon Hospitalization? Clin Gerontol. 2019 Jan-Feb; 42(1):60-69.
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Cacioppo JT, Cacioppo S. The growing problem of loneliness. Lancet. 2018 02 03; 391(10119):426.
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Weaver FM, Trick WE, Evans CT, Lin MY, Adams W, Pho MT, Bleasdale SC, Mullane KM, Johnson S, Sikka MK, Peterson LR, Solomonides AE, Gerding DN. The Impact of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection on Patients' Prevention Behaviors. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 11; 38(11):1351-1357.
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Layden EA, Cacioppo JT, Cacioppo S, Cappa SF, Dodich A, Falini A, Canessa N. Perceived social isolation is associated with altered functional connectivity in neural networks associated with tonic alertness and executive control. Neuroimage. 2017 01 15; 145(Pt A):58-73.
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Garoon J, Engelman M, Gitlin L, Szanton S. Where does the neighborhood go? Trust, social engagement, and health among older adults in Baltimore City. Health Place. 2016 09; 41:58-66.
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Cacioppo S, Cacioppo JT. Why may allopregnanolone help alleviate loneliness? Med Hypotheses. 2015 Dec; 85(6):947-52.
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