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The plight of loneliness in Parkinson's disease: New opportunities
David Andrés González1, Michelle Hyczy de Siqueira Tosin1, Christopher G Goetz1
1Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, United States.
Abstract:
The human phenomenon of loneliness has been increasing in prominence across societies, with precipitous increase since COVID-19, and individuals with Parkinson's disease are not unscathed. Loneliness is of clinical relevance as it is cross-sectionally related to, and longitudinally precedes, mortality and other health risks, including worse motor, cognitive, and behavioral-psychological functioning. Relatively few studies have evaluated loneliness, or associated social experiences, in the context of Parkinson's, but the existing data is provocative. The authors advocate for clinicians' awareness and researchers' investigational focus.
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