Social Isolation and Loneliness Among San Francisco Bay Area Older Adults During the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 <scp>Shelter‐in‐Place</scp> Orders

Abstract

Many older adults are adjusting to COVID-19 restrictions since the start of shelter-in-place orders. Additional steps are critically needed to address the psychological suffering and unmet medical needs of those with persistent loneliness or barriers to technology-based social interaction.