COVID-19, Mental Health and Aging: A Need for New Knowledge to Bridge Science and Service

Vahia, Ipsit V.; Blazer, Dan G.; Smith, Gwenn S.; Karp, Jordan F.; Steffens, David C.; Forester, Brent P.; Tampi, Rajesh R.; Agronin, Marc E.; Jeste, Dilip V.; Reynolds, Charles F.

doi:10.1016/j.jagp.2020.03.007

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“…The negative impact of COVID-19 on mental health among the general population has been identified as a research priority ( 1 , 2 , 6 , 33 , 48 ). However, few studies to date have specifically addressed the effect of COVID-19 and consequential social and physical distancing measures on mental wellbeing, specifically among an older population.…”

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Associations of Social Isolation with Anxiety and Depression During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey of Older Adults in London, UK

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The COVID-19 pandemic is imposing a profound negative impact on the health and wellbeing of societies and individuals, worldwide. One concern is the effect of social isolation as a result of social distancing on the mental health of vulnerable populations, including older people. Within six weeks of lockdown, we initiated the CHARIOT COVID-19 Rapid Response Study, a bespoke survey of cognitively healthy older people living in London, to investigate the impact of COVID-19 and associated social isolation on mental and physical wellbeing. The sample was drawn from CHARIOT, a register of people over 50 who have consented to be contacted for aging related research. A total of 7,127 men and women (mean age=70.7 [SD=7.4]) participated in the baseline survey, May–July 2020. Participants were asked about changes to the 14 components of the Hospital Anxiety Depression scale (HADS) after lockdown was introduced in the UK, on 23 rd March. A total of 12.8% of participants reported feeling worse on the depression components of HADS (7.8% men and 17.3% women) and 12.3% reported feeling worse on the anxiety components (7.8% men and 16.5% women). Fewer participants reported feeling improved (1.5% for depression and 4.9% for anxiety). Women, younger participants, those single/widowed/divorced, reporting poor sleep, feelings of loneliness and who reported living alone were more likely to indicate feeling worse on both the depression and/or anxiety components of the HADS. There was a significant negative association between subjective loneliness and worsened components of both depression (OR 17.24, 95% CI 13.20, 22.50) and anxiety (OR 10.85, 95% CI 8.39, 14.03). Results may inform targeted interventions and help guide policy recommendations in reducing the effects of social isolation related to the pandemic, and beyond, on the mental health of older people.

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Associations of Social Isolation with Anxiety and Depression During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey of Older Adults in London, UK

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“…The elderly group is more vulnerable, but this group does not have su cient access to the available information. Conversely, because the young age group has access to information from various sources, they can easily afford to obtain correct information about COVID-19 [7,13].…”

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Positive Correlation between General Public Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding COVID-19 Outbreak One Month after First Cases Reported in Indonesia

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Amelia

Dharmajaya

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Background: The increasing number cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the general population in Indonesia raises questions concerning the public’s knowledge and attitudes regarding this pandemic. Objective: To determine the correlation between the general public’s knowledge and attitudes regarding the COVID-19 outbreak one month after the first cases were reported in Indonesia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between early March and the end of April 2020 in the general population of Indonesia, beginning with the North Sumatra region, where the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia began. Questionnaires were randomly distributed online in the red zone in Indonesia. Data were collected by collecting people’s responses to the questionnaire, which were distributed via WhatsApp (WA) application and were competed independently by the participants. A descriptive analysis was conducted to describe the demographic characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes of the general population. Results: A total of 201 people had good knowledge (98%) and a positive attitude (96%) regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The respondents had a negative attitude in relation to two aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak: having to always maintain a distance of 1.5 m when in crowds, and not being able to regularly exercise or eat nutritious food (78.6% and 79.1%, respectively). Conclusions: Most people in Indonesia have good knowledge and a positive attitude regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. However, negative attitudes were still found in this study, and as a result, transmission prevention measures cannot reach their maximum effectiveness by simply publicizing the increase in day-to-day cases to the general public.

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“…[5][6][7][8][9] Social distancing has been recognized as one of the most effective mitigation strategies. 10,11 An under-studied issue is that of mental health impacts of these strategies across different segments of the population. In addition to social distancing, there are additional opportunities for countries to make transition from stopping the economy.…”

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Impacts of Early Interventions on the Age-Specific Incidence of COVID-19 in New York, Los Angeles, Daegu and Nairobi

Yin

Liu

Kammen

2020

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medRxiv preprint are in critical conditions. Cities with ageing population should take targeted action for the elderly to avoid the severe impacts on the vulnerable populations. Increasing quarantine rate is an effective strategy to avoid the substantial infection while also does not influence the economy fiercely. We recommend countries or regions experiencing, or likely to experience the rapid spread of COVID-19, to implement combination of multiple strategies in the early stage of the breakout which can avoid over 90% of infected cases.

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COVID-19, Mental Health and Aging: A Need for New Knowledge to Bridge Science and Service

Cited by 146 publications

References 10 publications

Associations of Social Isolation with Anxiety and Depression During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey of Older Adults in London, UK

Associations of Social Isolation with Anxiety and Depression During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey of Older Adults in London, UK

Positive Correlation between General Public Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding COVID-19 Outbreak One Month after First Cases Reported in Indonesia

Impacts of Early Interventions on the Age-Specific Incidence of COVID-19 in New York, Los Angeles, Daegu and Nairobi

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