Loneliness and Depression among Community Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social isolation has been recommended for reducing older adults' mortality and severe cases of COVID illness. That has resulted in unavoidable consequences of mental ill-health. This study aimed to examine the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the development of loneliness and depression and to analyse the factors associated with these conditions among community-dwelling older adults in Jordan.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a random sample of 456 community older adults contacted by telephone three weeks after the first pandemic lockdown in April 2020. The study instrument included the screening three-item UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Geriatric Depression Scale, and relevant medical and functional history.

Results

The mean age was 72.48 

SUBMITTER: Alhalaseh L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9115360 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature