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 …

The impact of COVID-19 infection and enforced prolonged social isolation on neuropsychiatric symptoms in older adults with and without dementia: a review

R Manca, M De Marco, A Venneri - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: The sudden and drastic changes due to the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-
19) pandemic have impacted people's physical and mental health. Clinically-vulnerable …

Contact with blue-green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown beneficial for mental health

S Pouso, Á Borja, LE Fleming… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is growing evidence that ecosystem services and especially the exposure to the
natural world (blue-green spaces) have potential benefits for mental health and well-being …

[HTML][HTML] Digital mental health and COVID-19: using technology today to accelerate the curve on access and quality tomorrow

J Torous, KJ Myrick, N Rauseo-Ricupero… - JMIR mental …, 2020 - mental.jmir.org
As interest in and use of telehealth during the COVID-19 global pandemic increase, the
potential of digital health to increase access and quality of mental health is becoming clear …

Intolerance of uncertainty and loneliness in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

E Parlapani, V Holeva, VA Nikopoulou… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective The COVID-19 pandemic imposed a psychological burden on people worldwide,
including fear and anxiety. Older adults are considered more vulnerable during public health …

[PDF][PDF] Social isolation and loneliness among older people: advocacy brief

World Health Organization - 2021 - apps.who.int
Social isolation and loneliness among older people Page 1 ADVOCACY BRIEF: Social
isolation and loneliness among older people Page 2 Acknowledgements The development of …

Understanding the care and support needs of older people: a scoping review and categorisation using the WHO international classification of functioning, disability …

S Abdi, A Spann, J Borilovic, L de Witte, M Hawley - BMC geriatrics, 2019 - Springer
Background The number of older people with unmet care and support needs is increasing
substantially due to the challenges facing the formal and informal care system in the United …

The association of widowhood and living alone with depression among older adults in India

S Srivastava, P Debnath, N Shri, T Muhammad - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Widowhood is a catastrophic event at any stage of life for the surviving partner particularly in
old age, with serious repercussions on their physical, economic, and emotional well-being …

Chronic stress followed by social isolation promotes depressive-like behaviour, alters microglial and astrocyte biology and reduces hippocampal neurogenesis in …

A Du Preez, D Onorato, I Eiben, K Musaelyan… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Unpredictable chronic mild stress (UCMS) is one of the most commonly used, robust and
translatable models for studying the neurobiological basis of major depression. Although the …

Sleep and mental health in athletes during COVID-19 lockdown

ER Facer-Childs, D Hoffman, JN Tran, SPA Drummond… - Sleep, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The global coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated lockdown
restrictions resulted in the majority of sports competitions around the world being put on …