Assertion: social isolation | /r/RelatedTo | increased risk
Facets:
value: for dementia
type: OTHER
value: for poor mental and physical health
type: PURPOSE
value: for increased mortality
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Social isolation and loneliness in older adults is associated with an increased risk for poor mental and physical health and increased mortality.
text: Social isolation in elderly individuals is also associated with an increased risk for dementia.
text: Studies have found social isolation is associated with increased risk in physical health conditions including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, elevated stress hormones, and weakened immune systems.