2023-06-23 12:30:55
Health is affected by several factors, including diet and heredity, and lifestyle habits also play a role, which may increase the rate of early death.
And now, a new study of more than two million adults has shed light on just how important these things can be.
The research, which was led by Harbin Medical University in China, found that people who are lonely or socially isolated have a higher risk of premature death.
Many previous studies have looked at the link between loneliness and dying early, however, results have been mixed – according to a research paper in the journal Nature Human Behavior.
The new study analyzed 90 existing reports that examined links between loneliness, social isolation and early death in more than 2 million people.
As part of the research, the participants were followed for anywhere from six months to 25 years.
This revealed that those who experienced social isolation were 32% more likely to die early from any cause compared to those who were not socially isolated.
And people who reported feeling lonely were 14% more likely to die early than those who didn’t.
In this study, social isolation was defined as when someone has an objective lack of contact with other people, which can include having a limited network or living alone.
However, loneliness was defined as the subjective distress people feel if the quality of the social relationships they have compared to what they actually want is different.
The team looked at potential links between loneliness, social isolation and death among people with cardiovascular disease or breast or bowel cancer.
Previous studies have shown that the relationship between social support and health can be “a vicious cycle where poor health causes patients to lose social support over time, but patients tend to have more social support than the general population.”
In the study, socially isolated people with cardiovascular disease were more likely to die early than those without the disease.
The team said there are several potential factors that could contribute to social isolation that have a stronger effect on the risk of premature death than loneliness.
The team concluded that addressing isolation and loneliness could help improve life expectancy.
“A greater focus on social isolation and loneliness may help improve people’s well-being and mortality risk,” the study said.
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