Lifestyle changes and psychological wellbeing in older adults during covid-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic forced countries to adopt strategies aimed at responding to the health emergency by containing contagion. Lockdowns have ensured the achievement of this goal, but imposed substantial restrictions to the freedom of movement and resulted in social isolation for a large share of vulnerable people. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of COVID19 pandemic and associated emergency restriction measures on the quality of life, lifestyle habits and psychosocial status in older adults. We administered a dedicated questionnaire to 500 older adults (mean age 83.2 years, 56% women). Our results showed that 56% the study sample changed their lifestyle habits during pandemic. In addition, older adults who experience major lifestyle changes had worse quality of life scores and a lower score on the WHO scale of well-being.
Source: Clinics in Geriatric Medicine - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Source Type: research