{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Shahabi N"],"funding":["Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences"],"pagination":["e993"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9748409"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["6(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background and aims</h4>The stress associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly affects people's lives, especially older adults. The present study aimed to identify risk factors leading to the perceived stress associated with COVID-19 among the adults over 60 years old of Southern Iran.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study was conducted in December 2021 in Bandar Abbas among older adults. The COVID-PSS-10 (Perceived Stress Scale) questionnaire was distributed among the older adults receiving healthcare services from health centers in Bandar Abbas selected through a convenient sampling method. Then, answers to the questions resulted in the score (without units).<h4>Results</h4>A total number of 456 participants between 60 and 90 years with an average age of 64 ± 5.12 years took part in this study. The mean ± SD score of total perceived stress was 16.45 ± 8.36 (the mean score of stress was 10.30 ± 6.16 and coping was 6.15 ± 3.83). Of the total, 129 participants (28.28%) were grouped as the high-stress group. Results showed that the 70-79 years age group had higher odds of belonging to the stressed group than the 60-69 years age group (odds ratio = 2.336). Moreover, participants with a diploma were 57% more stressed than illiterate participants. The latter perceived less stress and had lower odds of belonging to the high-stress group. The employed were 61% less likely to be categorized in the stressed group than the unemployed. Among women, 43% were less likely than men to be in the high-stress group.<h4>Conclusion</h4>As the present findings showed, the risk factors of perceived stress induced by COVID-19 are old age, low education, unemployment, and masculinity. Therefore, planning to improve stress-coping skills such as entertainment, strengthening social relationships, physical activity, and the peace of mind of this population are suggested under the supervision of geriatric specialists and psychiatrists."],"journal":["Health science reports"],"pubmed_title":["Perceived stress among older adults during COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study in Southern Iran."],"pmcid":["PMC9748409"],"funding_grant_id":["990643"],"pubmed_authors":["Dadipoor S","Mohseni S","Shahabi N","Hassani L","Rad RE"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Perceived stress among older adults during COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study in Southern Iran.","description":"<h4>Background and aims</h4>The stress associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly affects people's lives, especially older adults. The present study aimed to identify risk factors leading to the perceived stress associated with COVID-19 among the adults over 60 years old of Southern Iran.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study was conducted in December 2021 in Bandar Abbas among older adults. The COVID-PSS-10 (Perceived Stress Scale) questionnaire was distributed among the older adults receiving healthcare services from health centers in Bandar Abbas selected through a convenient sampling method. Then, answers to the questions resulted in the score (without units).<h4>Results</h4>A total number of 456 participants between 60 and 90 years with an average age of 64 ± 5.12 years took part in this study. The mean ± SD score of total perceived stress was 16.45 ± 8.36 (the mean score of stress was 10.30 ± 6.16 and coping was 6.15 ± 3.83). Of the total, 129 participants (28.28%) were grouped as the high-stress group. Results showed that the 70-79 years age group had higher odds of belonging to the stressed group than the 60-69 years age group (odds ratio = 2.336). Moreover, participants with a diploma were 57% more stressed than illiterate participants. The latter perceived less stress and had lower odds of belonging to the high-stress group. The employed were 61% less likely to be categorized in the stressed group than the unemployed. Among women, 43% were less likely than men to be in the high-stress group.<h4>Conclusion</h4>As the present findings showed, the risk factors of perceived stress induced by COVID-19 are old age, low education, unemployment, and masculinity. Therefore, planning to improve stress-coping skills such as entertainment, strengthening social relationships, physical activity, and the peace of mind of this population are suggested under the supervision of geriatric specialists and psychiatrists.","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Jan","modification":"2025-04-04T19:49:37.293Z","creation":"2025-02-19T03:00:14.235Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9748409","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36523448"],"doi":["10.1002/hsr2.993"]}}