Trajectories of loneliness, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is considerable heterogeneity within populations regarding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health. This study aimed at identifying latent groups of individuals within the older Austrian population that differ in their mental health trajectories across three phases of the pandemic.

Study design

Data were gathered from a longitudinal survey study among a sample of older adults in Austria. The survey was carried out in May 2020 (N₁ = 556), March 2021 (N₂ = 462), and December 2021 (N₃ = 370) via either computer-assisted web or telephone interviewing.

Methods

Latent class growth analysis was conducted to explore different homogenous groups in terms of non-linear trajectories of loneliness, depressive symptoms,

SUBMITTER: Mayerl H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9411147 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature