@article{753bbea034b343ca8dfd771b343e614c,
title = "A Narrative Review of Loneliness and Brain Health in Older Adults: Implications of COVID-19",
abstract = "Purpose of Review: This narrative review highlights important factors contributing to loneliness in older adults prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic and effects on brain health. Recent Findings: We characterize risk factors for loneliness in older adulthood and the impact of COVID-19. Furthermore, we discuss the implications of loneliness for older adults{\textquoteright} brain health. Summary: Understanding the multifactorial causes of loneliness in different subpopulations of older adults both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic will provide insights for the development of interventions targeted to reduce loneliness in older adults based on their specific risk factors.",
keywords = "Aging, COVID-19, Loneliness, Neuroimaging, Older adulthood, Social isolation",
author = "Beadle, {Janelle N.} and Angela Gifford and Abi Heller",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under grant number P20GM130447 (to JNB). JNB also received funding from the Program of Excellence funds from the University of Nebraska, from the University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative Planning and Seed Grants, and a BIG Idea Pilot grant from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. JNB also received funding support from a Research Development Grant through the University of Nebraska at Omaha. JNB was a temporary, paid consultant for Boys Town National Research Hospital in the form of a Research Mentor to a Research Scientist during a portion of the time spent writing this manuscript. AG received funding in the form of a Teaching Assistantship from the Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and from National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under grant number P20GM130447 (to JNB). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s).",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1007/s40473-021-00237-6",
language = "English (US)",
journal = "Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports",
issn = "2196-2979",
publisher = "Springer International Publishing AG",
}