Social impact of Covid-19: how isolation affects health and wellbeing

In this episode of Covid Matters we speak to Dr Alexandra Burton, who as part of UCL’s massive COVID-19 Social Study – which has sent out over a million questionnaires – has been looking into the effect of the pandemic on loneliness and social isolation.

Isolation and loneliness have affected many of us, whether directly or through family and friends. For that reason it felt important to be able to speak to Dr Alexandra Burton, who is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Behavioural Science and Health at University College London.

She has been working on studies that explore the impact of social isolation on health and well-being during the covid-19 pandemic. This has formed part of UCL’s Covid-19 Social Study, a large-scale research study exploring the effects of the virus and social distancing measures on adults in the UK during the outbreak of Covid-19.

It was fascinating to speak to her, and I hope you enjoy our conversation. You can find out more about the social study, sign up to the newsletter, and join the study, at: https://www.covidsocialstudy.org 

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By building an empowering and caring community, we provide a safe space where people’s voices can be heard, and where you can gain access to support that is specific to your needs.

We’d love to have you as part of our community, so please visit covidaidcharity.org 

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