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September 10, 2025

Combatting Loneliness: The Ethical Implications for Society

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MNMary McDonnell Naughton

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Overview

Scoping review highlights loneliness effects on health in aging populations, pointing to ethical societal responsibilities.

Key Points

  • Loneliness negatively impacts physical, cognitive, and emotional health across all ages, thereby posing serious societal challenges.
  • The review identified 160 articles focused on loneliness measures in Ireland and 617 articles related to loneliness in Europe.
  • Using a scoping review methodology, the paper explores literature on loneliness, identifying patterns across different age groups and health outcomes.
  • A model for addressing loneliness ethically is necessary, as failure to act may lead to detrimental societal consequences.

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Mary McDonnell Naughton (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1a8f654b1d3bfb60e167dhttps://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2025-0285
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