TY  - JOUR
T1  - LIving alone and risk of mortality in older, community-dwelling adults
AU  - Gopinath B, Rochtchina E, Anstey KJ, Mitchell P
Y1  - 2013/02/25
N1  - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1597
JO  - JAMA Internal Medicine
SP  - 320
EP  - 321
VL  - 173
IS  - 4
N2  - 
Two recent articles in this journal1- 2 examined the impact of living alone and loneliness on mortality risk. Perissinotto et al2 showed that in persons aged 60 years or older, loneliness was associated with 45% increased risk of total mortality. Udell et al1 showed that among outpatients 45 years or older from the REduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) study, living alone was associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and total mortality, particularly among younger participants. However, both studies did not adjust for self-reported mental and physical health, which is significantly associated with social support and mortality.3- 4 We investigated the association between living alone and risk of all-cause and CVD mortality among older Australians, independent of self-perceived health status and other confounders.

SN  - 2168-6106
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1597
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1597
ER  -