Detecting loneliness in people using technology
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2022
Authors
Qirtas, Malik Muhammad
Zafeiridi, Evi
Pesch, Dirk
White Bantry, Eleanor
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The Boolean, University College Cork
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Abstract
Loneliness has a negative effect on both physical and mental health, which increases the risk of both morbidity, including heart conditions, and death. Poor social bonds have been linked to a 29% rise in coronary heart disease and a 32% rise in strokes in a study that looked at thousands of people. Loneliness can have a serious impact on the brain, and it can also weaken the body’s immune system, which can cause many health problems. Loneliness can reduce a person’s life expectancy by fifteen years, which is equivalent to being overweight or smoking 15 cigarettes per day. That’s why early detection of chronic loneliness is very important to avoid its long-term health problems.
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Loneliness , Passive sensing , Detection , Social isolation
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Qirtas, M., Zafeiridi, E., Pesch, D. and White Bantry, E. (2022) 'Detecting loneliness in people using technology', The Boolean: Snapshots of Doctoral Research at University College Cork, 6, pp. 97-104. doi: 10.33178/boolean.2022.1.17