Worries, attitudes, and mental health of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: Canadian and U.S. perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Differences in older adults' worry, attitudes, and mental health between high-income countries with diverging pandemic responses are largely unknown. We compared COVID-19 worry, attitudes towards governmental responses, and self-reported mental health symptoms among adults aged ≥55 in the United States and Canada early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Online cross-sectional survey administered between April 2nd and May 31st in the United States and between May 1st and June 30th, 2020 in Canada.

Setting

Nationally in the United States and Canada.

Participants

Convenience sample of older adults aged ≥55.

Measurements

Likert-type scales measured COVID-19 worry and attitudes towards government support. Three standardized scales assessed

SUBMITTER: Reppas-Rindlisbacher C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8250795 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature