Lonely individuals receive more intense end-of-life care, shows study

Lonely individuals receive more intense end-of-life care, shows study

Lonely individuals receive more intense end-of-life care, shows study

In a study of Americans over age 50 years who died between 2004 and 2014, individuals who were characterized as lonely based on survey results were burdened by more symptoms and received more intense end-of-life care compared with non-lonely people.