Prevalence of loneliness and social isolation among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Su, W Rao, M Li, G Caron, C D'Arcy… - International …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objectives: Pandemics and their public health control measures have generally substantially
increased the level of loneliness and social isolation in the general population. Because of …

Nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review of challenges and responses

S Giri, LM Chenn, R Romero-Ortuno - European Geriatric Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Introduction COVID-19 has caused unprecedented challenges in nursing homes. In this
scoping review, we aimed to describe factors that contributed to the spread and mortality of …

[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 …

The impact of remote work and mediated communication frequency on isolation and psychological distress

W Van Zoonen, AE Sivunen - European Journal of Work and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A massive shift towards remote work practices has presented many
organizations and employees with acute challenges associated with multi-locational work …

Social isolation and loneliness during COVID-19 lockdown: Associations with depressive symptoms in the German old-age population

F Müller, S Röhr, U Reininghaus… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic increase the risk of social isolation and
loneliness, which may affect mental wellbeing. Therefore, we aimed to investigate …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of Covid-19 on the digital literacy of the elderly: norms for digital inclusion

CI Martínez-Alcalá, A Rosales-Lagarde… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The current sanitary crisis due to COVID-19 has further evidenced the enormous digital
exclusion of older adults. Furthermore, the crisis has urged older adults to adopt new …

Psychological impacts and online interventions of social isolation amongst older adults during COVID‐19 pandemic: A scoping review

NG Rodrigues, CQY Han, Y Su… - Journal of Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To summarise the psychological impacts of social isolation amongst older adults during
COVID‐19 and review the benefits and limitations of online interventions used to combat …

The role of immune cells in oxi-inflamm-aging

I Martinez de Toda, N Ceprián, E Díaz-Del Cerro… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aging is the result of the deterioration of the homeostatic systems (nervous, endocrine, and
immune systems), which preserve the organism's health. We propose that the age-related …

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 …

The effects of social isolation stress and discrimination on mental health

L Brandt, S Liu, C Heim, A Heinz - Translational psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Social isolation and discrimination are growing public health concerns associated with poor
physical and mental health. They are risk factors for increased morbidity and mortality and …