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September 12, 2013American Journal of Public Health706 citationsOpen Access

Social Isolation: A Predictor of Mortality Comparable to Traditional Clinical Risk Factors

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MPMatthew S. PantellDRDavid H. RehkopfDJDouglas P. Jutte

Key Points

  • Compare the strength of social isolation as a predictor of mortality against established clinical risk factors.
  • Evaluated the association between social isolation and mortality outcomes.
  • Compared the relative predictive strength of social isolation against traditional, well-documented clinical risk factors.
  • Social isolation predicts mortality with a magnitude comparable to standard clinical risk factors.
  • Evidence indicates the clinical necessity of assessing social isolation during routine patient evaluations.

Abstract

The strength of social isolation as a predictor of mortality is similar to that of well-documented clinical risk factors. Our results suggest the importance of assessing patients' level of social isolation.

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Pantell et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69da5645a6045d71bfa3c92dhttps://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2013.301261
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