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

17 Oct 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 Feeling Shame of people say that they are ashamed when they feel 46% negative traits 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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