Loneliness research: Effects of social isolation and ways to combat loneliness in older physicians

Описание: Do older adults get lonely? How often do doctors feel lonely? What does long-term isolation do to a person? How often do adults feel lonely? How can loneliness be addressed?

What does loneliness look like in older adults? Our guest is Ved V. Gossain, MD, the immediate past chair of the AMA Senior Physician Section, joins to discuss the epidemic of loneliness, how loneliness effects health, and addressing physicians loneliness. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update May 2, 2025
00:00 Is loneliness bad for your health?
01:22 Epidemic of loneliness: How does loneliness effect health
01:45 How many people feel lonely?
02:21 Effects of loneliness: Can you die from loneliness?
03:02 Burnout and loneliness
03:21 What age is an older physician?
03:34 Are doctors lonely?
03:55 What causes loneliness?
04:14 Loneliness in older adults (nursing home loneliness)
04:41 Physician burnout: Effects of loneliness on the brain
05:01 Retired physicians: How often do you feel lonely?
05:23 Senior physician statistics
05:35 Causes of loneliness (loneliness risk factors)
06:18 Physicians loneliness: How can loneliness be addressed?
06:35 How to help someone with loneliness
07:00 Loneliness research in medicine
07:29 Senior physician section

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