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Saturday, 02 Dec, 2023
The problem with being alone: Social isolation, loneliness biggest enemy for seniors in S’pore
This article is about loneliness being the largest threat to seniors in Singapore as we move into a 'super-aged" society.
A 2015 study by Duke-NUS Medical School’s Centre for Ageing Research and Education (Care) found that two in five Singaporeans aged 62 years and older are lonely.
A more recent study from 2021 using data from the large-scale, long-running Singapore Chinese Health Study also found that older Chinese adults today are at higher risk of social disconnection than before.
This is because family sizes are shrinking, reducing the number of people seniors can turn to for support. As the elderly become frail, their social relationships also become more limited. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic further impacted social interactions among the elderly.
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