Brettner Johannes, Wiegel Constantin, Reisig Veronika, Übe Renate, Caselmann Wolfgang H, Kuhn Joseph
Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Veterinärstraße 2, 85674, Oberschleißheim, Deutschland.
Internationales Institut für empirische Sozialökonomie, Stadtbergen, Deutschland.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2024 Oct;67(10):1113-1120. doi: 10.1007/s00103-024-03931-4. Epub 2024 Aug 6.
Loneliness represents a significant health risk and is associated with numerous mental and physical conditions. The aim of this paper was to describe the prevalence of loneliness in Bavaria before and during the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to socio-demographic attributes.
Data sources were the German Ageing Survey (DEAS) and the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Univariate statistical analyses were carried out for different socio-demographic attributes, such as age, gender, type of household, education, and financial resources.
According to the SOEP, the proportion of adults who are often or very often lonely increased from 2.3% in 2017 to 16.2% in 2021. In 2021, women had a higher prevalence of loneliness than men (21.0% vs. 11.3%), and younger adults had the highest prevalence of loneliness (18 to 25 years: 31.7%) compared to the other age groups.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, loneliness increased in almost every population subgroup in Bavaria. Further studies are needed to examine whether this development is temporary or represents a long-term effect even after the measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have been lifted.
孤独是一项重大的健康风险，与众多心理和身体状况相关。本文旨在描述巴伐利亚州在新冠疫情之前及期间孤独现象在社会人口学特征方面的流行情况。
数据来源为德国老龄化调查（DEAS）和社会经济面板（SOEP）。针对不同的社会人口学特征，如年龄、性别、家庭类型、教育程度和财务状况进行了单变量统计分析。
根据社会经济面板的数据，经常或非常孤独的成年人比例从2017年的2.3%增至2021年的16.2%。2021年，女性的孤独患病率高于男性（21.0%对11.3%），与其他年龄组相比，年轻人的孤独患病率最高（18至25岁：31.7%）。
在新冠疫情期间，巴伐利亚州几乎每个亚人群体的孤独感都有所增加。需要进一步研究来检验这种发展是暂时的，还是即使在预防新冠疫情传播的措施解除后仍代表长期影响。
