Social Connectedness of Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence by Survey Mode and Respondent Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected many aspects of social life, especially among older adults who may face cognitive impairments. Concerning this combination of circumstances, the study evaluates the degree to which data collection on social connectedness among older adults might be affected by the social complexities of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We use data from the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project, a nationally representative study of community-dwelling older adults in the United States, which conducted a special multi-mode COVID study between September 2020 and January 2021, in part to examine social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to assess how alternative survey modes performed during the pandemic. Our final

SUBMITTER: Cornwell B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11742142 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature