Mental health status of Italian elderly subjects during and after quarantine for the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The elderly are more vulnerable to COVID-19 and therefore need to adopt long-term social distancing measures. The duration of quarantine impacts the psychological status of the general population. However, until now no study has explored the psychological impact of the pandemic and quarantine together with longitudinal changes in the mental health status of Italian elderly.

Methods

An online questionnaire including an assessment of depression, anxiety, anger, post-traumatic stress, subjective cognitive failures, resilience, coping style, and other dimensions related to the pandemic was completed by participants during (T0) and two months after the end (T1) of the quarantine.

Results

The sample recruited at T0 included 334 elderly participants. About 45% of

SUBMITTER: Maggi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8242477 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature