Social Isolation and Loneliness Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study of U.S. Adults Older Than 50
Siun Peng, PhD, Adam Roth PhD | The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, gbab068 | April 2021
Solving Loneliness: Moving Beyond Connection to Engagement and Empowerment
Distancing has driven our national narrative for over a year. With guidance from the federal government down to local municipalities, we’ve constantly been encouraged to widen the space between ourselves and others—many times closing ourselves off entirely in quarantine, all in the name of public health…
Young people hit hardest by loneliness and depression during Covid-19
William A. Haseltine | Forbes | April 2021
Lonely in the city – sociodemographic status and somatic morbidities as predictors of loneliness and depression among seniors – preliminary results
Kasper Sipowicz, Marlena Podlecka et al. | International Journal of Environmental Research and Health | July 2021
Loneliness and Social Isolation Linked to Serious Health Conditions
CDC | CDC | April 2021
Banner University Health Plans Reduces Hospital & Emergency Department Utilization Using Pyx Health’s Platform to Address Loneliness
From food robots to an app for loneliness, COVID drives technological research
While much of the technology being created around COVID-19 focuses on physical health, Pyx Health in Tucson is exploring some of the mental health issues that have surfaced, specifically loneliness and social isolation. Its mobile app features Pyxir, a “carebot” that provides 24/7 companionship…
Social Isolation and Loneliness: Imperatives for Health Care in a Post-COVID World
Eve Escalante, MSW, LCSW1; Robyn L. Golden, MA, LCSW1; Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN2 | Jama Network | February 2021
Entrepreneur Cindy Jordan Tackles Loneliness with New App
Cindy Jordan loves her iPad, rides a Peloton and develops healthcare technology for a living, but she doesn’t consider herself a techie. “I hire tech people, but I am a problem solver,” Jordan said. “When I was 21, I was a police officer in a suburb of Washington, D.C. I learned a lot about solving problems and seeing through stuff to get to a resolution, and that is what I do.”…
Mental Health Champions: How Cindy Jordan of Pyx Health Is Helping To Address The Loneliness Epidemic
Embracing family and human connections are the most critical keys to staying well — and that includes the Pyx family. The connection I have to my staff cannot really be explained because it goes so far beyond the fact that we work together…

