Loneliness Progression Among Older Adults During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States and Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Older adults are at high risk for complications from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Health guidelines recommend limiting physical contact during the pandemic, drastically reducing opportunities for in-person social exchange. Older adults are also susceptible to negative consequences from loneliness, and the COVID-19 pandemic has likely exacerbated this age-related vulnerability.

Methods

In 107 community-dwelling older individuals (65-90 years, 70.5% female) from Florida, the United States, and Ontario, Canada, we examined change in loneliness over the course of the pandemic after implementation of COVID-19-related physical distancing guidelines (March-September 2020; T1-T5; biweekly concurrent self-report) using multilevel modeling. We also explored gender d

SUBMITTER: Lin T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8974322 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature