Table 4 Health and wellbeing outcomes associated with loneliness for people with disability

Mental health and wellbeing outcomes

Anxiety

3 studies [9, 36, 42]

1 study [31]

Depression

3 studies [31, 42, 45]

Poorer overall mental health

2 studies [10, 51]

Reduced life satisfaction

3 studies [9, 45, 48]

Decreased wellbeing

2 studies [42, 50]

Cognitive fatigue

1 study [31]

Psychosocial fatigue

1 study [31]

Diminished feelings of happiness

1 study [9]

Diminished feelings of worth

1 study [9]

Diminished feelings of vitality

1 study [51]

Agoraphobia, and any type of phobia

1 study [42]

Suicidal ideation

1 study [42]

Lower psychological quality of life

1 study [31]

Physical health

Poorer self-reported poor health

1 study [42]

Higher chronic disease rates

1 study [42]

Poorer physical health

1 study [10]

Physical fatigue

1 study [31]

Decreased physical quality of life

1 study [31]