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December 12, 2025Journal of Public HealthOpen Access

Tackling loneliness in Berlin: a scoping review integrating an inter- and transdisciplinary framework

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CCCheyenne CavenderAMAnnika MelzerNMNassim MehranCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

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Implication

Scoping review shows health and urban planning disciplines address loneliness in Berlin, suggesting improved collaboration for vulnerable subpopulations.

Key Points

  • This research aims to examine how loneliness is studied in Berlin and highlight both academic and community approaches.
  • Conducted an interdisciplinary scoping review of literature from health, psychology, sociology, and urban planning.
  • Assessed academic literature from the past 5 years via Web of Science and PubMed.
  • Collected gray literature from local sources, project sites, and relevant events in Berlin.
  • Health and psychology focus on emotional loneliness, while sociology and urban planning examine social loneliness.
  • Vulnerable groups identified include the elderly, women, migrants, and the homeless.
  • Proposed interventions include enhancing public spaces and creating tailored community programs.

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Cavender et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/694019192d562116f28f671chttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-025-02657-0
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