作者
Ashwin A Kotwal, Julianne Holt‐Lunstad, Rebecca L Newmark, Irena Cenzer, Alexander K Smith, Kenneth E Covinsky, Danielle P Escueta, Jina M Lee, Carla M Perissinotto
发表日期
2021/1
期刊
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
卷号
69
期号
1
页码范围
20-29
出版商
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
简介
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES
Physical distancing during the COVID‐19 pandemic may have unintended, detrimental effects on social isolation and loneliness among older adults. Our objectives were to investigate (1) experiences of social isolation and loneliness during shelter‐in‐place orders, and (2) unmet health needs related to changes in social interactions.
DESIGN
Mixed‐methods longitudinal phone‐based survey administered every 2 weeks.
SETTING
Two community sites and an academic geriatrics outpatient clinical practice.
PARTICIPANTS
A total of 151 community‐dwelling older adults.
MEASUREMENTS
We measured social isolation using a six‐item modified Duke Social Support Index, social interaction subscale, that included assessments of video‐based and Internet‐based socializing. Measures of loneliness included self‐reported worsened loneliness due to the COVID‐19 pandemic and …
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