"Social Isolation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The separation of individuals or groups resulting in the lack of or minimizing of social contact and/or communication. This separation may be accomplished by physical separation, by social barriers and by psychological mechanisms. In the latter, there may be interaction but no real communication.
| Descriptor ID |
D012934
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.781 I01.880.853.748
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Isolation- Social Isolation
- Isolation, Social
- Isolations, Social
- Social Isolations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Isolation" by people in Profiles.
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Social support and social isolation in adults with cystic fibrosis: An integrative review. J Psychosom Res. 2021 Nov; 150:110607.
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Change in Social Engagement among Incident Caregivers and Controls: Findings from the Caregiving Transitions Study. J Aging Health. 2021 01; 33(1-2):114-124.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Older Adults Living with HIV: HIV Care and Psychosocial Effects. J Gerontol Soc Work. 2020 Aug-Oct; 63(6-7):602-606.
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Social isolation and the mitigation of coronavirus anxiety: The mediating role of meaning. Death Stud. 2022; 46(1):1-13.
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Social isolation as a means of reducing dysfunctional coronavirus anxiety and increasing psychoneuroimmunity. Brain Behav Immun. 2020 07; 87:138-139.
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Head and neck survivorship care in the times of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Head Neck. 2020 Jul; 42(7):1664-1667.
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Automatically identifying social isolation from clinical narratives for patients with prostate Cancer. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2019 03 14; 19(1):43.
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Body Image Disturbance in Surgically Treated Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Prospective Cohort Pilot Study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 07; 161(1):105-110.
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Recommendations from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma's Firearm Strategy Team (FAST) Workgroup: Chicago Consensus I. J Am Coll Surg. 2019 02; 228(2):198-206.
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Social isolation after spinal cord injury: Indicators from the Longitudinal Aging Study. Rehabil Psychol. 2016 11; 61(4):408-416.