Social isolation, loneliness may raise mortality risk, study finds
Share on Pinterest Social isolation and loneliness are both associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, a large new study finds. izusek/Getty Images Social isolation and loneliness are both associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, finds an expansive new meta-study. In addition, among people with cancer, social isolation and loneliness are linked to a higher risk of death. For people with heart disease, social isolation, not loneliness, is associated with a higher mortality risk . A new study confirms an association between social isolation, loneliness, and mortality. The authors investigated how the two phenomena were linked to all-cause deaths and deaths from cardiovascular disease and breast cancer. The large meta analysis found that being socially isolated was associated with a 26% increase in the risk of all-cause death compared to people who were not socially isolated. The effect of loneliness was slightly less but still concerning: The chance of dea...