The COVID-19 pandemic has globally threatened the psychosocial health life quality of older adults worldwide. Aim: Ascertain the effect of nursing protocol implementation on the psychosocial health of institutionalized older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used to assess 46 older adults of two governmental geriatric homes. Four tools were utilized: a structured interview questionnaire sheet, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 PHQ-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder –7 GAD-7, and Positive and Negative Affect Scale. Results: The PHQ-9, GAD-7, Positive Affect Schedule, and Negative Affect Schedule total scores improved significantly immediately and two months after protocol implementation (P=0.005, 0.002, < 0.001, < 0.001, respectively). Conclusion: Implementation of the nursing protocol effectively improves the level of psychosocial status among geriatric home older adults. Recommendation: Both short- and long-term nursing interventions are critical to enhancing older adults' psychological and mental health in geriatric homes, particularly during this pandemic.
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