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Loneliness Boosts Blood Pressure in Older Adults
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Whatever its cause, Hawkley believes loneliness, like obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors, may be on the rise in America. "We have [more] single-parent families, parents living far away from their children, children living far away from each other, and people being transient, not staying put very long," she said.
Suzman stressed the findings need to be replicated before any firm conclusions can be drawn.
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However, if the findings do bear out, he believes that "this area is ripe to begin trying out interventions to see how one could change, modulate or reduce the impact of loneliness on blood pressure. If those interventions are low-cost and practical, then it's going to have a significant public health impact."
More information
For more on battling loneliness, head to the University of Iowa (www.uihealthcare.com ).
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SOURCES: Louise Hawkley, Ph.D., research scientist, Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, University of Chicago; Richard Suzman, Ph.D., associate director, Behavioral and Social Research, U.S. National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Md; April 2006, Psychology and Aging
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