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Social distancing could negatively impact the elderly – opening a massive opportunity for social determinant of health-focused startups combating loneliness

large gatherings and maintaining a distance from others — is crucial to preventing the coronavirus pandemic from intensifying, the practice could also cause a "social recession," or a collapse in social contact that especially affects populations who are most susceptible to loneliness and isolation, like the elderly, The elderly are already vulnerable to loneliness as a social determinant of health , and social...

could exacerbate social isolation — and its negative implications on overall health — among this segment.

 

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