Health, functioning and social engagement among older people living in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 lockdown in Finland: a register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a lack of consistent evidence on the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown among older long-term care facility (LTCF) residents. We utilised a versatile and comprehensive register-based data to assess the impact of the lockdown and to explore what kinds of individual-level factors were associated with changes in functioning and wellbeing of the older LTCF residents during the lockdown in 2020.

Methods

This retrospective register-based cohort study (n = 7 260) with a 6-month follow-up utilised Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) data combined with data on confirmed COVID-19 infections and death records of LTCF residents aged 65-year-old and older. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to detect cohort effects on health stability, cognitive performance, c

SUBMITTER: Edgren J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11890530 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature