The Impact of Sheltering in Place During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults' Social and Mental Well-Being
The Impact of Sheltering in Place During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults' Social and Mental Well-Being
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/gbaa110
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发表时间：
2021-02-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Perry, Brea L.
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作者：
Krendl, Anne C.;Perry, Brea L.
目的：我们研究了因COVID-19就地避难令而导致的社交孤立是否与老年人更大的孤独和抑郁有关，如果是这样，社交参与度或关系强度的下降是否会调节这种关系。方法：在2020年4月21日至5月21日期间，美国93名老年人完成了表征其个人社交网络的措施，在大流行之前6-9个月的主观孤独感和抑郁症通过电话访谈完成了相同的测量，以及关于大流行对其社会关系的影响的问题。孤独能预测抑郁。感知到的关系强度，而不是社会参与，调节了这种关系，以至于孤独感只预测了在大流行期间与他们的网络更接近的个人的抑郁症。对于那些感到不那么亲密的人来说，无论孤独与否，抑郁症都更高。讨论：COVID-19大流行在短期内对老年人的心理健康和社会福祉产生了负面影响。考虑了潜在的长期影响。
Objectives: We examined whether social isolation due to the COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders was associated with greater loneliness and depression for older adults, and, if so, whether declines in social engagement or relationship strength moderated that relationship.Methods: Between April 21 and May 21, 2020, 93 older adults in the United States who had completed measures characterizing their personal social networks, subjective loneliness, and depression 6-9 months prior to the pandemic completed the same measures via phone interview, as well as questions about the impact of the pandemic on their social relationships.Results: Older adults reported higher depression and greater loneliness following the onset of the pandemic. Loneliness positively predicted depression. Perceived relationship strength, but not social engagement, moderated this relationship such that loneliness only predicted depression for individuals who became closer to their networks during the pandemic. For those who felt less close, depression was higher irrespective of loneliness.Discussion: The COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected older adults' mental health and social well-being in the short term. Potential long-term impacts are considered.