TY - JOUR T1 - Yonder: Loneliness, breast cancer, medically unexplained symptoms, and delivering babies JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 315 LP - 315 DO - 10.3399/bjgp17X691457 VL - 67 IS - 660 AU - Ahmed Rashid Y1 - 2017/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/67/660/315.abstract N2 - Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literatureIn recent years, a considerable body of research has shown that loneliness is associated with both mental and physical health conditions, as well as premature mortality. Like many countries across the developed world, Denmark has an ageing population and a Danish research team recently completed a GP-based survey to analyse the social relations of patients aged 65 years and over.1 Across 12 practices, 461 patients completed their questionnaire. A total of 36.2% had a high, 45.5% had a medium, and 18.3% had a low social participation. Anxiety and depressive symptoms, living alone, and low social participation were the most important predictive variables … ER -