About half of all U.S. adults experience loneliness.
Loneliness and social isolation: What to know and how to help promote social connection
Last year, the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy declared loneliness and isolation an epidemic and Its health impacts have been compared to smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. "Patients should know that this is a common lived experience and may contribute to their emotional and physical health and health outcomes," Dr. Mylynda Massart, founder and director of the UPMC Primary Care Precision Medicine Center, told ABC News.
"From my clinical experience, people come in with, for example, uncontrolled diabetes, and when I get down to the root of it, they're living alone, they're spending most of their time alone, and they aren't able to motivate themselves people exercise or get healthy food," Tong said. "Recognizing, understanding and diagnosing is only half of the equation; we need system-wide treatments to find the right match for each patient based on their individual needs, environment, and preferences," Massart said.
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