Dr. Tareque and Dr. Chiu, together with colleagues, have published “Sixteen-year longitudinal associations between loneliness and depressive symptoms among older adults” on Aging & Mental Health. This study examines the long-term relationship between loneliness and depressive symptoms among U.S. adults aged 60+ over a 16-year period using Health and Retirement Study data from 2006 to 2022. Two analyses tested whether loneliness predicts later depression and whether depression predicts later loneliness. Results showed lonely participants had nearly double the odds of future depressive symptoms. Baseline depression also increased later loneliness risk. Cognitive impairment predicted loneliness, while women and those with poorer self-rated health were more likely to develop.

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