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Loneliness has doubled among older adults amid pandemic: Study – MENAFN.COM

New York, Sep 14 (IANS) Staying close to home and avoiding crowded places can help older adults reduce the risk of contracting Covid-19 but a new study suggests that the pandemic has doubled loneliness among older adults.

According to a new survey fr…

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New York, Sep 14 (IANS) Staying close to home and avoiding crowded places can help older adults reduce the risk of contracting Covid-19 but a new study suggests that the pandemic has doubled loneliness among older adults.
According to a new survey from the University of Michigan in the US, in June of this year, 56 per cent of people over the age of 50 said they sometimes or often felt isolated from others – more than double the 27 per cent who felt that way in a similar poll i…

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