Perceived deterioration in health status among older adults in Europe and Israel following the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges in providing medical care for people with health conditions other than COVID-19. The study aims to assess the prevalence of older adults' reportage of decline in health relative to pre-pandemic and to identify its determinants. The study is based on the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) data collected during the pandemic. It comprised 51,778 people in twenty-seven European countries and Israel. Participants were asked about changes in their health status relative to pre-pandemic. Bivariate analysis and logistic regression were used to identify factors associated with worsening of health. Nine percent of people (average age 70 years) reported a worsening of health relative to pre-pandemic. A logistic regression revealed a

SUBMITTER: Tur-Sinai A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9023330 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature