This article brings together research and findings about the social determinants of health and wellbeing in older adults.
It appears in the Medical Journal of Australia and was co-authored by researchers at Monash University.
Older people at particular risk of loneliness include those:
on low incomes
living with a disability
living in rural areas or with housing stress
who are single, childless, or living alone
who are vulnerable and at risk of elder abuse
with low levels of literacy or communication technology skills