TY - JOUR T1 - Understanding loneliness among older populations in context of depression JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2020-103399 SP - ebnurs-2020-103399 AU - Kishore Karri AU - Pradeep Yarra Y1 - 2021/03/04 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2021/03/03/ebnurs-2020-103399.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Martín-María N, Caballero FF, Lara E, et al. Effects of transient and chronic loneliness on major depression in older adults: A longitudinal study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2021;36(1):76-85. doi: 10.1002/gps.5397.In older populations, both transient and chronic loneliness have an increased risk of major depression.Focused multifaceted interventions on loneliness could prevent depression, but further research is needed to understand and identify the factors that lead to chronification of loneliness.With a growing number of ageing populations across the world, prevalence of loneliness in older population ranges from 20% to 34% in Europe, USA and Asia.1 Understanding and addressing the social, psychological and healthcare use-related effects of loneliness is vital to general well-being in older populations. Transient loneliness refers to short and infrequent feelings of loneliness, whereas chronic loneliness alludes to feelings that last longer than 2 years.2 Martín-María et al … ER -