How severe can be loneliness as an epidemic in our societies?
"Loneliness is a growing health epidemic. We live in the most technologically connected age in the history of civilization, yet rates of loneliness have doubled since the 1980s. Today, over 40% of adults in America report feeling lonely, and research suggests that the real number may well be higher. Additionally, the number of people who report having a close confidante in their lives has been declining over the past few decades. In the workplace, many employees — and half of CEOs — report feeling lonely in their roles."
https://hbr.org/cover-story/2017/09/work-and-the-loneliness-epidemic
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/e15d/ce4e126cd1df4333d25e52b13d22369dfb5e.pdf
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is very important specially in elderly people, that is very vulnerable for infections and stress
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