Mental health and well-being in times of COVID-19: A mixed-methods study of the role of neighborhood parks, outdoor spaces, and nature among US older adults

G Bustamante, V Guzman, LC Kobayashi, J Finlay - Health & place, 2022 - Elsevier
The role of parks and nature to support well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic is
uncertain. To examine this topic, we used mixed-methods data collected in April–May 2020 …

Older adults and social isolation and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrated review of patterns, effects, and interventions

L Kadowaki, A Wister - Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue …, 2023 - cambridge.org
A scoping review was conducted to identify patterns, effects, and interventions to address
social isolation and loneliness among community-dwelling older adult populations during …

Changes in stress, coping styles, and life satisfaction between the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal cross-lagged study in a sample of …

AM Rogowska, C Kuśnierz, D Ochnik - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, we aimed to explain the interplay mechanism between stress, life satisfaction,
and coping styles among university students. A cohort study was performed during the first …

The COVID-19 pandemic

A Burdorf, F Porru, R Rugulies - … journal of work, environment & health, 2021 - JSTOR
About one year ago, we wrote about how the COVID-19 pandemic was unfolding worldwide
and started to impact our personal and professional lives (1). Little did we know that, one …

Alcohol use and mental health among older American adults during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic

MR Eastman, JM Finlay, LC Kobayashi - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Poor mental health associated with the COVID-19 pandemic may prompt the utilization of
various coping behaviors, including alcohol use. We aimed to investigate the relationships …

Physical isolation and mental health among older US adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal findings from the COVID-19 Coping Study

CA Joseph, BQ O'Shea, MR Eastman, JM Finlay… - Social psychiatry and …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose We investigated the relationships between physical isolation at home during the
period when many US states had shelter-in-place orders and subsequent longitudinal …

A review study on the trends of psychological challenges, coping ways, and public support during the COVID-19 pandemic in the vulnerable populations in the United …

R Kumar, A Singh, R Mishra, U Saraswati… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant mortality and morbidity in the
United States. The mental health impact during the pandemic was huge and affected all age …

The COVID-19 pandemic as traumatic stressor: Distress in older adults is predicted by childhood trauma and mitigated by defensive functioning.

V Békés, CJ Starrs, JC Perry - Psychological Trauma: Theory …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: It has been broadly anticipated that COVID-19 pandemic-related experiences
may constitute traumatic stressors, and that older adults' might be especially at risk of …

Job transitions and mental health outcomes among US adults aged 55 and older during the COVID-19 pandemic

LR Abrams, JM Finlay… - The Journals of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Adults around retirement age are especially vulnerable to the effects of the recent
economic downturn associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study …

Caregiving in a pandemic: COVID-19 and the well-being of family caregivers 55+ in the United States

Y Truskinovsky, JM Finlay… - Medical Care Research …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Little is known about the effects of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on older family
caregivers. Using data from a national sample of 2,485 US adults aged≥ 55, we aimed to …