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Scientists at the University of Michigan were able to show in a recent study over a longer period of time with 2,896 Americans over 50 years who died between 2004 and 2014 that one third of those who were characterized as lonely also had negative effects on psyche and health. According to the study, adults who suffered from loneliness during their lifetime or who lived alone two years before death have a higher chance of suffering from distressing symptoms. In addition, life-sustaining measures were more frequent, with 35.5 percent of lonely people subsequently taking life-sustaining measures, while people with contact connection received life-sustaining measures only at a rate of 29.4 percent. Nursing home stays are also very likely to be more frequent among lonely people. 18.4 per cent of lonely people died in nursing homes and only 14.2 per cent of residents who did not live alone. The results of the survey were published in the English „Journal of American Geriatrics Society“ and prove that loneliness can have health consequences. The US researchers therefore advise society to take countermeasures to prevent loneliness among the elderly, even during the dying process, from becoming an even greater psychosocial phenomenon in our society with the negative consequences described above. Experts also recommend good and loving care for the elderly. 

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