Matthias Kirch

Dec 9, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Preeti Malani |Erica Solway |Matthias Kirch

Loneliness and Social Isolation Among US Older Adults Loneliness and social isolation have been increasingly recognized as health risks, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.1-6 While loneliness is the subjective feeling of being alone, social isolation occurs when a person objectively lacks connections to family, friends, or a community.2-4 We characterized loneliness and social isolation using population-based samples of community-dwelling US older adults.

Dec 9, 2024 | dx.doi.org | Preeti Malani |Erica Solway |Matthias Kirch

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Aug 14, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | John Ayanian |Matthias Kirch |Dianne C. Singer

Leading Health-Related Concerns of Older Adults Before the 2024 Election Adults 50 years or older cast more than half of all ballots in the 2020 US election.1 Issues related to health and health care are often key factors for voters, particularly for older adults who typically have greater health needs than younger adults.

Jan 30, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Nicholas L. Berlin |Matthias Kirch |Dianne C. Singer

Introduction Understanding preoperative concerns of older adults is essential to improving patient-centered surgical care for this growing segment of the US population. Our objectives were to characterize preoperative concerns among older US adults who considered elective surgery and whether these concerns were associated with self-reported decisions to have surgery.