Background The causes and consequences of social isolation and loneliness of older
people living in rural contexts during the COVID-19 pandemic were systematically reviewed …

Objective: Loneliness and physical activity are important targets for research into the impact
of COVID-19 because they have established links with mental health, could be exacerbated …

Interacting with family members and friends from other households is a key part of everyday
life and is crucial to people's mental well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic severely curtailed …

The aim of the present study is to understand the experiences of isolation and strategies
used to cope with it among older people living at home during the first wave of the COVID-19 …

Background To halt the spread of COVID-19, Austria implemented a 7-week 'lockdown'in
March/April 2020. We assess whether the ensuing reduction in social contacts led to …

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to implementation of unprecedented “social distancing”
strategies crucial to limiting the spread of the virus. In addition to quarantine and isolation …

Rationale The coronavirus pandemic has forced governments to implement a variety of
different dynamic lockdown-stringency strategies in the last two years. Extensive lockdown …

Aim and objective To explore older people's initial experience of household isolation, social
distancing and shielding, and the plans they constructed to support them through the COVID …

Older adults have been described as a vulnerable group in the current context of the COVID-
19 pandemic. In Canada, where this study took place, older adults have been encouraged to …

Abstract Background and Objectives The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic and social distancing measures are an extreme stressor that might result in …