Loneliness and Its Association with Depression, Aspiration Risk, and Conversation in Japanese Older Adults.

Naoki Maki, Hitomi Matsuda, Sachie Eto, Akihiro Araki, Toshifumi Takao, Thomas Mayers

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Naoki MakiFaculty of Rehabilitation, R Professional University of Rehabilitation, 2-12-31 Kawaguchi, Tsuchiura 300-0032, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3504-7154

Hitomi MatsudaDepartment of Human Care Science, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0321-4234

Sachie EtoDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science Technology, Bunkyo Gakuin University, 1-19-1 Mukogaoka, Bunkyo 113-8668, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7349-2152

Akihiro ArakiHealth and Nursing Administration, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, 2944-9 Megusuno, Oita 870-1201, Oita, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1758-2516

Toshifumi TakaoDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Tsukuba, International University, 6-8-33 Manabe, Tsuchiura 300-0051, Ibaraki, Japan.

Thomas MayersInstitute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2947-2805

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP20K20785

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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depressionfrailtylonelinessolder adultsoral swallowing functionquality of lifesocial connectionsocial isolationvolunteering

Identifiers

PMID41595326

DOI10.3390/healthcare14020190

PMCPMC12841345

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