Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study

@ImperialSCARU is collaborating with partners to measure the prevalence of loneliness at borough & city level. 👉

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What if the hidden cost of night shifts isn’t burnout but social desynchronisation? Among 809 NHS employees, more frequent night work was associated with greater #loneliness. Work-life balance & social fulfilment showed the clearest signals.@LonelinessStudy
https://t.co/t1hu7mH2uC

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We talk about building communities, but who gets to belong? Our INTERACT study of 135,725 volunteers in England found disability is associated with higher #Loneliness & lower #SocialCapital. A postcode puts you in a neighbourhood, but what makes you belong? Are we building communities everyone can be part of?
@LonelinessStudy @ImperialSCARU @Imperial_PCPH @ImperialSPH @imperialcollege @ISFglobal @BMC_GPH @marmaladetrust @EndLonelinessUK
https://t.co/21oMJP4Tb1

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The @SelfCareForum & @ImperialSCARU are collaborating on a Fact Sheet to support people in navigating key aspects of loneliness & social connection - taking insight from the @LonelinessStudy. Meanwhile I'm really pleased our blog is posted here: https://t.co/m455TackKK

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How lonely is England & what can 135,725 people tell us about where loneliness is concentrated?
This first paper in a series form the #INTERACT @Lo@LonelinessStudy maps #loneliness, social connection & social capital at national scale, highlighting important patterns across people & place. @ImperialSCARU @Imperial_PCPH @ImperialSPH @imperialcollege @ImperialNHS @BMC_GPH @Azeem_Majeed
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https://t.co/ILxOk5ilSq

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Our pilot study across 2 secondary schools found that a co-designed dance intervention was feasible & increased young people's enthusiasm for dance while strengthening social #connection & adolescent #wellbeing. A promising foundation for future research 👇https://t.co/Jc4Go3AEhM

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Great interview with Marc Ewan of Embrace Mental Health 365 (https://t.co/puB3OE6r60) to consider new ways to engage with people who are experiencing deep #loneliness. How would you do it?
@EndLonelinessUK @LonelinessStudy

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Loneliness is widely discussed, but how well do we actually measure it? Our new study applies Rasch psychometrics to data from >134K NHS patients, mapping #loneliness & social connection on a single continuum. @ImperialSCARU @Azeem_Majeed @Imperial_PCPH👇
https://t.co/HE3DtHarOk

[Healthwatch Greenwich @hwgreenwich]

Today is World Kidney Day! Over 7M people in the UK have kidney disease—many without knowing it. Look after your kidneys: stay hydrated, eat well, and speak to your GP if you're at risk. 💚 #WorldKidneyDay #KidneysMatter

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Loneliness is a growing public health concern, but measuring it reliably is harder than it seems. In our new study we analyzed data from 134K NHS patients to test a loneliness & social connection scale to capture data at population level @ImperialSCARU 👇
https://t.co/HE3DtHarOk

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Do you work in the @NHSuk? Please help us strengthen the evidence base on workforce health, wellbeing & system pressures by participating in this brief anonymous, confidential & policy-relevant @LonelinessStudy survey 👉https://t.co/DeeyhjMM5o
@ImperialNHS @Imperial_PCPH

[BBC Newsnight @BBCNewsnight]

"If we're cutting down hospices people are going to suffer."

Sir Michael Palin, whose wife spent the final weeks of her life in a hospice, delivers a message to the Chancellor about the importance of funding hospice care ahead of the budget.

#Newsnight

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Looking at data from 43K Brits who participated in the @LonelinessStudy, @kopka_sci is finding that people who completed the survey late at night reported higher loneliness. Perhaps when someone engages online is a behavioural marker of social connection? @Imperial_PCPH @ARC_NWL

[Diana Johnson DBE MP 🇬🇧🇺🇦🌈 @DianaJohnsonMP]

@ResearchHumber & @Hullccnews are working in collaboration with @imperialcollege to lead the way in the fight to tackle loneliness & isolation.
If you are you over 16 years with a HU postcode, please can you spare 5 mins to complete the online survey? 🙏
@LonelinessStudy

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This year @ImperialSCARU is celebrating Loneliness Awareness Week by submitting 5 papers on #loneliness inc. the first trilogy from the @LonelinessStudy, the largest global study on loneliness with over 168K ppt. Stay tuned for preprints ♥️ @BMC_GPH @Imperial_PCPH @Sami_Altalib

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Thank you @ResearchHumber for your invitation to present our interim findings form the @LonelinessStudy. Delighted to see how our data from the world’s largest study on #loneliness is coming together in heat maps produced by @Valen10Francois

@ukonward @ImperialSPH

[Humber NHS Research Team @ResearchHumber]

Aos Alaa talking about the INTERACT @LonelinessStudy @ #HumberResearch2024 which @ResearchHumber took part in.

[Measuring Loneliness in UK (INTERACT) Study @LonelinessStudy]

Thanks to @NIHRtakepart we collected data from over 130,000 participants from across the UK. Watch this space as we work with @ukonward to develop heat map’ of #Loneliness in the UK.
@ARC_NWL @Imperial_PCPH @ImperialSPH @ImperialSCARU @ImperialSPH
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https://t.co/HsuEc35Sl8

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@DrAPitman @MarleeBower @luzia_heu @DrLilyVerity @Swader_Chris_S @LonelinessStudy @SocSciGeo

[Research East Cheshire @ResearchEastCh1]

The Research Team have been promoting what research we do @EastCheshireNHS at the corporate induction this morning 🌟🌟, including the @LonelinessStudy

Please like and share to help promote #research

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