'I am more stressed if my infection affects others': development of a COVID-19-related stress scale in older people and examination of its validity and associations with mental health risks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 was a collective traumatic event; however, different individuals may have perceived it differently.

Aims

This study investigated what older people in a collective culture perceived as stressful during COVID-19 and examined how different stressors related to COVID-19 infection and mental health risks.

Method

Thirty-six participants from diverse backgrounds engaged in a three-round Delphi study to generate items for a COVID-19-related stress scale for older adults (CSS-OA). Subsequently, 4674 people (aged ≥60 years) participated in a cross-sectional telephone survey; interviewers collected their responses to CSS-OA and information about COVID-19 infection, depressive symptoms, anxiety, loneliness and demographics. Exploratory factor analysis and conf

SUBMITTER: Liu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11698184 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature