Risk for all-cause mortality elevated in older adults with COPD, social isolation
Among older adults with COPD, the risk for all-cause mortality was heightened with vs. without social isolation, according to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine.“Social isolation and loneliness are highly prevalent in people with COPD, affecting nearly one in five U.S. adults with COPD,” Angela O. Suen, MD, clinical instructor and research fellow in the division of