The Costs of Loneliness-related Health Consequences in Spain
Papon, V.; Puntscher, S.; Arvandi, M.; Jahn, B.; Coll-Planas, L.; Litt, J.S.; Siebert, U.; Rochau, U. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2024 · Heft S 05 · S. 1 bis 1
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Loneliness is related to diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD), diabetes, anxiety, depression, or dementia and can lead to more suicides according to WHO. Despite affecting one third of adults worldwide, the economic burden remains uncertain. In Spain, the aging population, changing social dynamics, and the COVID-19 pandemic increased loneliness. Our study aims to assess health-related costs of loneliness and the potential impact of a nature-based intervention (NBI) for loneliness alleviation on the costs in Spain within the Horizon 2020 project RECETAS (No 945095, recetasproject. eu). We conducted a s…