Older adults' coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic - a longitudinal mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Older age is a main risk factor for severe COVID-19. In 2020, a broad political debate was initiated as to what extent older adults need special protection and isolation to minimize their risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, isolation might also have indirect negative psychological (e.g., loneliness, stress, fear, anxiety, depression) or physical (e.g., lack of exercise, missing medical visits) consequences depending on individual strategies and personality traits to cope longitudinally with this crisis.

Methods

To examine the impact of individuals' coping with the pandemic on mental health, a large sample of 880 older adults of the prospective longitudinal cohort TREND study were surveyed six times about their individual coping strategies in th

SUBMITTER: Kastner L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10512280 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature