COVID-19, Psychological Well-being and Physical Activity Levels in Older Adults During the Nationwide Lockdown in Spain

Carriedo, Alejandro; Cecchini, José A.; Fernández-Río, Javier; Méndez–Giménez, Antonio

doi:10.1016/j.jagp.2020.08.007

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“…Particular attention should be given to the psychological domain, which seems to indicate a relapse to depressive nuances related to the loss of pleasure for one’s life. Furthermore, it might be that the shelter-in-place order could have led to restrictions in physical activity behavior [ 6 ], with a possible significant negative impact on psychological well-being and QoL. In fact, recent literature suggests that daily physical activity helped to offset the psychological burden and negative emotions caused by COVID-19 pandemic [ 6 , 7 , 8 ].…”

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“…Furthermore, it might be that the shelter-in-place order could have led to restrictions in physical activity behavior [ 6 ], with a possible significant negative impact on psychological well-being and QoL. In fact, recent literature suggests that daily physical activity helped to offset the psychological burden and negative emotions caused by COVID-19 pandemic [ 6 , 7 , 8 ]. A possible explanation is that regular exercise is linked to change in hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis, with reduced adrenal, autonomic, and psychological responses to a psychosocial stressor [ 37 ].…”

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“…In the early stages of a pandemic, feelings of uncertainty prevail, due to the fear of becoming infected and not having the right information about the best methods of prevention and management [ 3 , 4 , 5 ]. Furthermore, pandemics are associated with various psychosocial stressors, including health threats to oneself and loved ones; significant changes in daily routine, such as restriction in the physical activity behavior (PA) [ 6 , 7 , 8 ]; separation from family and friends; shortages of food and medicine; wage loss; social isolation due to quarantine or other social distancing measures; and school closures [ 9 ]. Serious economic difficulties can also occur if a family’s primary wage earner is unable to work due to illness [ 1 ].…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown Measures on Quality of Life among Italian General Population

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The COVID-19 pandemic that has hit the world in the year 2020 has put a strain on our ability to cope with events and revolutionized our daily habits. On 9 March, Italy was forced to lockdown to prevent the spread of the infection, with measures including the mandatory closure of schools and nonessential activities, travel restrictions, and the obligation to spend entire weeks in the same physical space. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures on quality of life (QoL) in a large Italian sample, in order to investigate possible differences in QoL levels related to both demographic and pandemic-specific variables. A total of 2251 Italian adults (1665 women, mainly young and middle adults) were recruited via a snowball sampling strategy. Participants were requested to answer to an online survey, which included demographic and COVID-related information items, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). The results showed statistically significant differences in QoL depending on a number of variables, including sex, area of residence in Italy, and being diagnosed with a medical/psychiatric condition. To our knowledge, this is the first study to assess QoL during COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, therefore the present findings can offer guidelines regarding which social groups are more vulnerable of a decline in QoL and would benefit of psychological interventions.

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“…In previous Spanish surveys during the lockdown, older persons showed less emotional distress and higher resilience to the pandemic than younger adults [ 43 ]. However, the profile of resilient individuals seemed to be characterized by more optimistic personality traits [ 44 ], a regular practice of vigorous and moderate PA, positive self-perceptions of ageing, less depressive symptoms [ 45 , 46 ] as well as less perceived loneliness during the lockdown [ 47 ]. It is possible that, in these surveys, vulnerable responders were not sufficiently represented.…”

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Depressive Symptoms, Fatigue and Social Relationships Influenced Physical Activity in Frail Older Community-Dwellers during the Spanish Lockdown due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Castellano-Tejedor

Cesari

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Due to the dramatic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Spain underwent a strict lockdown (March–May 2020). How the lockdown modified older adults’ physical activity (PA) has been poorly described. This research assesses the effect of the lockdown on PA levels and identifies predictors of sufficient/insufficient PA in frail older community-dwellers. Community-dwelling participants from the +ÀGIL Barcelona frailty intervention program, suspended during the pandemic, underwent a phone-assessment during the lockdown. PA was measured before and after the lockdown using the Brief Physical Activity Assessment Tool (BPAAT). We included 98 frail older adults free of COVID-19 (mean age = 82.7 years, 66.3% women, mean Short Physical Performance Battery = 8.1 points). About one third of participants (32.2%) were not meeting sufficient PA levels at the end of the lockdown. Depressive symptoms (OR = 0.12, CI95% = 0.02–0.55) and fatigue (OR = 0.11, CI95% = 0.03–0.44) decreased the odds of maintaining sufficient PA, whereas maintaining social networks (OR = 5.07, CI95% = 1.60–16.08) and reading (OR = 6.29, CI95% = 1.66–23.90) increased it. Living alone was associated with the reduction of PA levels (b = −1.30, CI95% = −2.14–−0.46). In our sample, pre-lockdown mental health, frailty-related symptoms and social relationships were consistently associated with both PA levels during-lockdown and pre-post change. These data suggest considering specific plans to maintain PA levels in frail older community-dwellers.

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“…Once it was identified that the individual met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate, his/her email address or, failing that, the email address of a close relative was requested to send the online survey. This type of survey has been used in other studies with old people during the pandemic of COVID-19 (Carriedo et al 2020 ). Online snowball sampling has been shown to be adequate to contact participants from different places and reaching higher response rates than other sampling strategies (Baltar and Brunet 2012 ).…”

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Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 in Older Adults: Validation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale

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Tomás

Barboza-Palomino

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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There is no information in Peru on the prevalence of mental health problems associated with COVID-19 in older adults. In this sense, the aim of the study was to gather evidence on the factor structure, criterion-related validity, and reliability of the Spanish version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in this population. The participants were 400 older adults (mean age = 68.04, SD = 6.41), who were administered the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Revised Mental Health Inventory-5, Patient Health Questionnaire-2 items, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale 2 items. Structural equation models were estimated, specifically confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), bifactor CFA, and structural models with latent variables (SEM). Internal consistency was estimated with composite reliability indexes (CRI) and omega coefficients. A bifactor model with both a general factor underlying all items plus a specific factor underlying items 1, 2, 4, and 5 representing the emotional response to COVID better represents the factor structure of the scale. This structure had adequate fit and good reliability, and additionally fear of COVID had a large effect on mental health. In general, women had more fear than men, having more information on COVID was associated to more fear, while having family or friends affected by COVID did not related to fear of the virus. The Spanish version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale presents evidence of validity and reliability to assess fear of COVID-19 in the Peruvian older adult population. Keywords Older adults . Reliability . Fear of COVID-19 . Bifactor model . Validity COVID-19, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), has spread rapidly throughout the world (Huang and Zhao 2020), affecting 188 countries with 13,135,616 confirmed cases and 573,869 of deaths, and increasing (data obtained from https:// coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html, on July 17, 2020). This disease presents a higher risk of mortality in people with comorbidity and older adults (Morley and Vellas 2020). In Latin

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COVID-19, Psychological Well-being and Physical Activity Levels in Older Adults During the Nationwide Lockdown in Spain

Cited by 214 publications

References 44 publications

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown Measures on Quality of Life among Italian General Population

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown Measures on Quality of Life among Italian General Population

Depressive Symptoms, Fatigue and Social Relationships Influenced Physical Activity in Frail Older Community-Dwellers during the Spanish Lockdown due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 in Older Adults: Validation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale

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