[Social isolation and loneliness among old people during Covid-19 pandemic]

The sanitary crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic limited the social network of elderly people, already at risk of social isolation and loneliness (SIL). Isolated and lonely people have a higher mortality risk and suffer from severe health repercussions. The management of SIL faces multiple difficulties, such as the lack of consensus on the definitions, as well as the absence of reliable screening tools and intervention strategies. SIL have a significant impact on individual health and the overall health system, they should be considered as a distinct geriatric syndrome. Taking care of this condition is necessary and should include the development of preventive strategies to limit its deleterious consequences.