Maintenance of high quality of life as an indicator of resilience during COVID-19 social distancing among community-dwelling older adults in Finland

K Koivunen, E Portegijs, E Sillanpää, J Eronen… - Quality of Life …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced possibilities for activities
of choice potentially threatening quality of life (QoL). We defined QoL resilience as …

Life-space mobility and active aging as factors underlying quality of life among older people before and during COVID-19 lockdown in Finland—a longitudinal study

T Rantanen, J Eronen, M Kauppinen… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Social distancing, that is, avoiding places with other people and staying at
home, was recommended to prevent viral transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic …

Self-rated resilience and mobility limitations as predictors of change in active aging during COVID-19 restrictions in Finland: a longitudinal study

S Siltanen, E Portegijs, M Saajanaho… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic decreased older people's opportunities to
lead an active life. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether walking difficulties …

Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on physical activity and health-related quality of life in older adults who regularly exercise

I Esain, SM Gil, I Duñabeitia, A Rodriguez-Larrad… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of the study was to analyze the effect of social distancing on physical activity (PA)
and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in active Spanish older adults according to their …

Changes in older people's quality of life in the COVID-19 era: a population-based study in Finland

S Siltanen, K Ilmarinen, ML Luoma, S Leppäaho… - Quality of Life …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose We investigated how quality of life (QoL) changed between 2018 and 2020, and
how its related factors, ie, communication with friends and family, loneliness, and sleeping …

Covid-fatigued? A longitudinal study of Norwegian older adults' psychosocial well-being before and during early and later stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

T Hansen, T Sevenius Nilsen, M Knapstad… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
As the pandemic continues, many older adults are facing prolonged isolation and stress
while having less access to traditional ways of coping. There is widespread concern that the …

Physical distancing is related to fewer electronic and in-person contacts and to increased loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic among older Europeans

E Cohn-Schwartz, A Vitman-Schorr, R Khalaila - Quality of Life Research, 2022 - Springer
Purpose During the COVID-19 pandemic older adults are asked to maintain physical
distancing, which can be linked to loneliness. While older people are encouraged to use …

The impact of covid-19 lockdown on the quality of life, meaningful activities, and frailty in community-dwelling octogenarians: a study in Belgium

A Costenoble, S De Baets, V Knoop… - Aging & Mental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To investigate the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on quality of life (QoL),
meaningful daily activities, and (pre) frailty in community-dwelling octogenarians. Methods …

Up and about: Older adults' well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Swedish longitudinal study

M Kivi, I Hansson, P Bjälkebring - The Journals of Gerontology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To investigate early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic related to (a) levels of
worry, risk perception, and social distancing;(b) longitudinal effects on well-being; and (c) …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of frailty on the relationship between life-space mobility and quality of life in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

MD Saraiva, D Apolinario, TJ Avelino-Silva… - The Journal of nutrition …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to abrupt restrictions of lile-space mobility.
The impact of shelter-in-place orders on older adults' health and well-being is still unclear …