Social isolation -- a lack of companionship or interaction -- might
correlate with a higher rate of illness and mortality, according to a study
that followed participants age 52 or older from 2004-2012. Even if the
respondents did not necessarily feel lonely, researchers found that the
most socially isolated participants had a 26% higher mortality rate. These
findings led researchers to think that having confidants could result in
symptoms of illness or poor health being noticed sooner. In addition,
physical contact correlated with a decrease in health symptoms such as pain
or high blood pressure.
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