Psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic in low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of older persons in Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The COVID-19 situation in Thailand was controlled with various social measures. Much of the information covered in the media and in studies focused on the public health and economic aspects of the pandemic. This study aimed to explore the psychological well-being of older people, which is important especially in an ageing society categorised as low income or middle income due to the limits of economic and healthcare resources.

Setting

The impact of COVID-19 on older persons in Thailand, an online survey, taken across nine provinces within the five regions of the country.

Participants

Information was collected from 1230 adults aged at least 60 years old.If an older person was illiterate, unable to access the internet or had a disability preventing them from r

SUBMITTER: Pothisiri W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8098281 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature