Older adults' loneliness in early COVID-19 social distancing: Implications of rurality

HR Fuller, A Huseth-Zosel - The Journals of Gerontology: Series …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Older adults face greater health risks due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19), yet preventative social distancing measures may cause increased social isolation …

COVID-19 social distancing measures and loneliness among older adults

EY Choi, MP Farina, Q Wu… - The Journals of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, older adults
are advised to follow social distancing measures to prevent infection. However, such …

Loneliness and social engagement in older adults based in Lombardy during the COVID-19 lockdown: The long-term effects of a course on social networking sites use

E Rolandi, R Vaccaro, S Abbondanza… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Older adults are less familiar with communication technology, which became essential to
maintain social contacts during the COVID-19 lockdown. The present study aimed at …

[PDF][PDF] Loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

L Dahlberg - Loneliness and Social Isolation in Old Age, 2021 - library.oapen.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has direct effects on people's health and the number of deaths due
to the virus has reached more than a million (WHO, 2020a). In addition, the pandemic and …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on loneliness and social isolation: A multi-country study

R O'sullivan, A Burns, G Leavey, I Leroi… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 global pandemic and subsequent public health social measures have
challenged our social and economic life, with increasing concerns around potentially rising …

Life in lockdown: a telephone survey to investigate the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on the lives of older people (≥ 75 years)

L Brown, R Mossabir, N Harrison, C Brundle… - Age and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the UK
government introduced social distancing measures and identified specific populations at …

Determinants of social health trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic in older adults: the Rotterdam study

IF van der Velpen, RJF Melis, RF Hussainali… - International …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objectives: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and accompanying
lockdown restrictions impacted social life significantly. We studied associations of …

Social isolation due to COVID-19: impact on loneliness, sedentary behavior, and falls in older adults

B Caruso Soares, D Alves Costa… - Aging & mental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Objectives The World Health Organization has recommended social isolation to
prevent the transmission of COVID-19. Thus, feelings of loneliness, sedentary behavior, and …

Associations of social isolation with anxiety and depression during the early COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of older adults in London, UK

CE Robb, CA De Jager, S Ahmadi-Abhari… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic is imposing a profound negative impact on the health and
wellbeing of societies and individuals, worldwide. One concern is the effect of social …

Older adults and social isolation and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrated review of patterns, effects, and interventions

L Kadowaki, A Wister - Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue …, 2023 - cambridge.org
A scoping review was conducted to identify patterns, effects, and interventions to address
social isolation and loneliness among community-dwelling older adult populations during …