Mental health and social interactions of older people with physical disabilities in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected mental health, psychological wellbeing, and social interactions. People with physical disabilities might be particularly likely to be negatively affected, but evidence is scarce. Our aim was to evaluate the emotional and social experience of older people with physical disabilities during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in England.

Methods

In this longitudinal cohort study, we analysed data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing collected in 2018-19 and June-July, 2020, from participants aged 52 years and older and living in England. Physical disability was defined as impairment in basic and instrumental activities of daily living (ADL) and impaired mobility. Depression, anxiety, loneliness, quality of life, sleep

SUBMITTER: Steptoe A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8517412 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature