In-person contact linked with lower levels of loneliness in older adults

Researchers found that in-person visits reduced feelings of loneliness in older adults, while phone calls, texting and digital communications, were not as effective. Credit: The University of Texas at Austin In-person contact helps lead to lower levels of loneliness in older people, but other ways of staying in touch, such as phoning, emailing or texting, are not as effective in lowering loneliness, a team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan have found. The findings, appearing in the The Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Science, have implications for the health and well-being Read More