Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the lives of countless
members of the general population. Older adults are known to experience loneliness, age …

Introduction: Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected older people disproportionately.
Prior to the pandemic, some studies reported that telehealth was an efficient and effective …

Background Confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic has placed great stress on older
adults, which may be affecting their quality of life. Thus, this study aims to describe the …

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 …

Coronavirus stress has been associated with undesirable mental health and well-being
outcomes, including burnout. However, little is known about the underlying mechanism of …

Risk of COVID-19 exposure and more severe illness are serious concerns for older adults.
Social distancing has worsened existing social isolation, with severe impacts on …

In the absence of a specific treatment or vaccines, public health strategies are the main
measures to use in the initial stages of a pandemic to allow surveillance of infectious …

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about an increased reliance on the Internet for various
daily activities. Given the known digital divide, it is important to understand whether older …

Individuals' unverified information sharing on social media, namely, sharing information
without verification, is a major cause of the widespread misinformation amid the COVID-19 …

Methods Data stem from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)
COVID-19 survey (Börsch-Supan, Reference Börsch-Supan 2020). SHARE is a European bi …