Elderly people experiencing loneliness are at a higher risk of developing dementia, a study from University NSW (UNSW) Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) revealed.
Thirty-five percent of people aged over 65 living in rural and remote areas in Australia reported feeling lonely, according to the Ending Loneliness Report 2023.
Clinical Psychologist and Social Health Expert Dr Suraj Samtani is the lead researcher in the study. “Evidence suggests that being socially active reduces risk of dementia by half,” Dr Samtani said…