Social participation and self-reported depression during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults.
Social participation and self-reported depression during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults.
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COVID-19 大流行期间老年人的社会参与和自我报告的抑郁症。
DOI：
10.1080/13607863.2022.2126821
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发表时间：
2023
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Liu,Hui
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作者：
Copeland,Molly;Nowak3rd,GeraldR;Liu,Hui
ObjectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic has increased depressive symptoms and disrupted activities that might typically mitigate depressive symptoms. Pandemic restrictions to social participation that supports well-being in older adults may contribute to worse mental health outcomes, but how participation relates to pandemic depressive symptoms is unclear.MethodsUsing longitudinal data from the nationally representative National Health and Aging Trends Study (N= 3181), we assessed whether older adults’ pandemic depressive symptoms were associated with participation in paid work, volunteering, religious services, and other organized activities during the pandemic, as well as changes in participation in these activities compared to pre-pandemic engagement.ResultsOf participation during the pandemic, only attending religious services predicted pandemic depression, with religious attendance associated with higher risk of mild pandemic depressive symptoms. However, for changes in participation, stopping paid work during the pandemic predicted higher risk of moderate/severe pandemic depressive levels, while stopping attending religious services predicted lower risk of mild pandemic depression.ConclusionThis work demonstrates the importance of social participation for mental health and indicates what types of disruptions may reduce integration to increase older adults’ vulnerability to depressive symptoms during a global pandemic.
