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Sociodemographic and social network characteristics influenced feelings of loneliness in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

Commentary on “Changes in Social Lives and Loneliness During COVID-19 Among Older Adults: A Closer Look at the Sociodemographic Differences” by Choi et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2023

Dylan J. Jester Open the ORCID record for Dylan J. Jester [Opens in a new window]  and
Heather Leutwyler
Dylan J. Jester*
Affiliation:
Women’s Operational and Military Exposure Network (WOMEN), War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC), VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Heather Leutwyler
Affiliation:
Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Email: Dylan.Jester@va.gov
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 35 , Special Issue 6: Issue Theme: Loneliness in Older Adults , June 2023 , pp. 279 - 281
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