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The study found that severe loneliness was associated with an average of almost seven medications per day, around six primary care consultations per year and two visits to the emergency department.
A University of Porto study that surveyed more than 300 older adults in the Baixo Alentejo region concluded that those with higher levels of loneliness are the most frequent users of health services.
The new year has begun. Resolutions are set and our hopes are that life will go as smoothly as possible. But is it possible to live it to the full without the people we love most by our side?
Ten per cent of Portuguese are affected by loneliness. Psychologists want tackling the problem to be made a priority.
