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Social isolation and loneliness (Positive Social contact (Spending quality…
Social isolation and loneliness
Lack of Social contact
Physiological mechanisms
Increased sympathetic nervous system activity
Adrenal glands
Cortex
Cortisol
Decreased immune system function
Resulting Health Effect: Susceptibility to Infectious Disease
Intervention: promotion of counseling programs like CAPS.
Trouble Sleeping
Medula
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
Health Effect: High Blood Pressure
Intervention: home visits for seniors who are widows/widowers.
Increased Glucose in order to have more available energy
Resulting Health Effect:
Diabetes
Intervention: Community run sports programs to encourage social connection and also exercise.
Lack of Oxytocin
Lack of Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)
Inability to Relax
Resulting Health Effect: Anxiety
Intervention: Pets can minimize feelings of loneliness
Positive Social contact
Spending quality time with other healthy people influences:
(Singer, 2018)
Healthy Habits
Exercise
Work out buddies
Team sports
Accountability
Nutrition
Sharing quality meals
Cooking together
Positive environment
Positive emotions
Building support systems
Health Effects:
Longevity
Physical Responses
Increase in oxytocin
corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)
(Unvas-Moberg, 2018)
Reduced stress response
Health Effects:
Citations
C. S. (2018). Health Effects of Social Isolation and Loneliness. Journal of Aging Life Care. Retrieved October 18, 2018, from
https://www.aginglifecarejournal.org/health-effects-of-social-isolation-and-loneliness/
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Kawachi, I. (2001). Social Ties and Mental Health. Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 78(3), 458-467. doi:10.1093/jurban/78.3.458
Uvnäs-Moberg, K. (1997). Physiological and Endocrine Effects of Social Contact. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 807(1 Integrative N), 146-163. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb51917.x
Francesca Smith