Loneliness prevention
Intervention1 paper1 finding
- Humans1
Outcomes
1Cognitive decline
downin humans1Low certainty
1 study
Cognitive decline
downin humans1Low certainty
Loneliness prevention decreases cognitive decline in humans (0.075 points slower cognitive decline (95% CI 0.063–0.089)).
HumansPopulation-level counterfactual estimate averaged across agessimulated intervention1996–2018n = 34,774
Model links loneliness prevention to slower cognitive decline · International journal of epidemiology · 18 Aug 2026
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1International Journal of EpidemiologyHumans
Model links loneliness prevention to slower cognitive decline
Simulated loneliness prevention was linked to 0.075 points less cognitive decline across the population than no prevention, averaged across ages.Simulated loneliness prevention was linked to 0.075 points less cognitive decline across the population than no prevention, averaged across ages.