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Social Connection in Australia 2023 - A Deep-Dive into Loneliness and Social Isolation

3 Aug 2023

Chronic Disease and Depression and Social Anxiety and Moderate Loneliness Moderate Loneliness Moderate Loneliness Moderately Not Moderately Not Moderately Not Lonely Lonely Lonely Lonely Lonely Lonely 67% VS 54% 55% VS 21% 90% VS 67% 2x People who are moderately lonely are 2x 4.6x People who are moderately lonely are 4.6x People who are moderately lonely are 4.1x more likely to have chronic diseas. [...] 22 Ending Loneliness Together 23 Wellbeing and Physical Activity and Quality of Life and Moderate Loneliness Loneliness Moderate Loneliness Moderately Not Lonely Not Moderately Not Lonely Lonely Lonely Lonely Lonely 70% VS 29% 22% VS 27% 0.59 VS 0.74 5.2x People who are moderately lonely are 5.2 Only 22% of people who are lonely met the guidelines of People who are moderately lonely have a signifi. [...] 26 State of the Nation Report: Social Connection in Australia 2023 Ending Loneliness Together 27 8 Loneliness perceptions, stigma, and discrimination Perceptions of people describe people who are lonely as having of people say that they are ashamed when they feel 46% negative traits Feeling Shame 31% lonely of People who feel lonely of people state that they do not want to be friends of people say. [...] Ending Loneliness Together 35 11 Loneliness and Service Use People who are lonely report Not Not Lonely Lonely Lonely Lonely increased use of mental health 69% VS 70% 6% VS 3% care services (psychiatrists, psychologists, and mental health nurses) compared with people 69% of people who are lonely used health services in the 6% of people who are lonely have seen a psychiatrist in who are not lonely. [...] There was also a trend where people with severe loneliness 12% of people who are lonely have seen a psychologist in 2% of people who are lonely have seen a mental health the past 3 months compared with 6% of people who are nurse in the past 3 months compared with 1% of people were also more likely to visit not lonely.
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