Coping with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic in the oldest-old population

SK Gerhards, A Pabst, S Röhr, M Luppa… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The aim of the study is to investigate psychosocial factors that are associated with positive
and negative coping with stress, as well as with worries about and perceived threat by …

Emotional distress among older adults during the COVID‐19 outbreak: understanding the longitudinal psychological impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic

J López, G Perez‐Rojo, C Noriega… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Older adults have proven their ability to overcome adversities throughout their
life. This study aims to assess the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on older adultsʼ …

Predictors of anxiety, stress, and concern of COVID-19 infection in older adults during the first and the second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia

M Köverová, B Ráczová… - Gerontology and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: This cross-sectional online study examined the role of socio-demographic and
psychological characteristics in predicting anxiety, stress, and concern of coronavirus …

A review on the COVID-19-related psychological impact on older adults: vulnerable or not?

E Parlapani, V Holeva, VA Nikopoulou… - Aging Clinical and …, 2021 - Springer
Background COVID-19 is a novel event of the twenty-first century. Therefore, contemporary
research is required to determine the current pandemic's psychological impact on older …

Changes in subjective well-being and stress of older adults before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study in Switzerland

R Valérie-Anne, G Dawid, V Marieke - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Despite the concerns about older adults' overall quality of life during the COVID-19
pandemic, they often demonstrated better resilience, adaptability, and subjective well-being …

With age comes well-being: Older age associated with lower stress, negative affect, and depression throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

EC Fields, EA Kensinger, SM Garcia, JH Ford… - Aging & mental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Despite initial concerns about older adult's emotional well-being during the
COVID-19 pandemic, reports from the first months of the pandemic suggested that older …

Older adults' coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic–a longitudinal mixed-methods study

L Kastner, U Suenkel, GW Eschweiler… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Older age is a main risk factor for severe COVID-19. In 2020, a broad political
debate was initiated as to what extent older adults need special protection and isolation to …

Social loneliness and perceived stress among middle-aged and older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

PA Özdemir, HN Çelen - Current Psychology, 2024 - Springer
Older age has been considered a risk factor for physical and mental health during the
COVID-19 pandemic, yet many middle-aged and older adults showed resilience. This cross …

COVID-19 stress and coping strategies among older adults: a systematic review of qualitative evidences

A Ahmadi, H Allahverdipour, S Valiee, F Pashazadeh… - BMC psychology, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about far more stressful conditions for
people worldwide. As a vulnerable group, older adults have suffered various psychological …

Age differences in risk and resilience factors in COVID-19-related stress

A Pearman, MKL Hughes, EL Smith… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Older adults are at higher risk for death and infirmity from COVID-19 than
younger and middle-aged adults. The current study examines COVID-19-specific anxiety …