The Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Loneliness in People Living With Disability and Visual Impairment

Heinze, Nikki; Hussain, Syeda F.; Castle, Claire L.; Godier-McBard, Lauren R.; Kempapidis, Theofilos; Gomes, Renata S. M.

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.738304

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“…Specifically, 73.3% of PwMS with increased anxiety and depression during the Covid-19 outbreak reported increased loneliness ( Garjani et al, 2021 ). Similar findings have been published for people with epilepsy ( Tashakori-Miyanroudi et al, 2021 ), visual impairments ( Heinze et al, 2021 ), rheumatic diseases ( Kool & Geenen, 2012 ), and generally for all people with CID ( Elran-Barak & Mozeikov, 2020 ; Horesh, Kapel Lev-Ari, & Hasson-Ohayon, 2020 ; Wong et al, 2020 ).…”

Section: Loneliness and Chronic Illnesssupporting

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Social isolation, loneliness and mental health sequelae of the Covid-19 pandemic in Parkinson's disease

McDaniels¹,

Subramanian²

2022

International Review of Neurobiology

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Section: Loneliness and Chronic Illnesssupporting

confidence: 84%

Social isolation, loneliness and mental health sequelae of the Covid-19 pandemic in Parkinson's disease

McDaniels¹,

Subramanian²

2022

International Review of Neurobiology

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“…It is possible that feelings of loneliness experienced as a result of self-isolation, rather than self-isolation itself, impact sleep, although loneliness predicted sleep quality only at T1. Levels of loneliness were significantly higher in participants with disabilities and VI than those with no disabilities at both timepoints, and although not statistically significant in any of the three groups, bigger increases in loneliness were observed in participants with disabilities and VI ( Heinze et al, 2021 ). Further research is required to confirm the impact of loneliness on sleep.…”

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“…Mean loneliness was 42.54 ( SD = 13.91), and mean state anxiety using the revised score was 40.52 ( SD = 13.87). Full results for loneliness have been reported elsewhere ( Heinze et al, 2021 ), and manuscripts reporting results for health behaviors (including alcohol consumption and self-isolation) and state anxiety have been submitted for publication.…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Sleep Quality in People Living With Disabilities

Heinze¹,

Hussain²,

Castle³

et al. 2021

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Background: Research exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep in people with disabilities has been scarce. This study provides a preliminary assessment of sleep in people with disabilities, across two timepoints during the pandemic, with a focus on those with visual impairment (VI).Methods: Two online surveys were conducted between April 2020 and March 2021 to explore sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). A convenience sample of 602 participants completed the first survey and 160 completed the follow-up survey.Results: Across both timepoints, participants with disabilities reported significantly poorer global sleep quality and higher levels of sleep disturbance, use of sleep medication and daytime dysfunction than those with no disabilities. Participants with VI reported significantly higher levels of sleep disturbance and use of sleep medication at both timepoints, poorer global sleep quality, sleep duration and latency at time 1, and daytime dysfunction at time 2, than those with no disabilities. Global sleep quality, sleep duration, sleep efficiency, and self-rated sleep quality deteriorated significantly in participants with no disabilities, but daytime dysfunction increased in all three groups. Disability and state anxiety were significant predictors of sleep quality across both surveys.Conclusion: While sleep was consistently poorer in people with disabilities such as VI, it appears that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a greater impact on sleep in people with no disabilities. State anxiety and, to a lesser extent, disability, were significant predictors of sleep across both surveys, suggesting the need to address anxiety in interventions targeted toward improving sleep.

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“…Similarly, due to the study design, all data are based on self-reporting by participants, which may lead to social desirability bias. In addition, we did not collect data on disabilities which may be associated with increased loneliness in the context of the pandemic ( 32 ). This issue therefore cannot be addressed by our data.…”

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The Impact of Resilience and Extraversion on Psychological Distress, Loneliness, and Boredom During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study Among the General Population of Tyrol, Austria

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Background: The Covid-19 pandemic and related measures represent an enormous burden on mental health. The aim of this study was to investigate longitudinal changes in psychological distress, loneliness, boredom, and resilience over the course of the pandemic and to examine the associations between resilience and extraversion at baseline (summer 2020) and psychological distress, loneliness, and boredom at 5-month-follow-up.Methods: Residents of Tyrol (≥18a) completed an online survey on psychological distress, loneliness, boredom, resilience, and extraversion by using the Brief-Symptom-Checklist, the Three-Item Loneliness Scale, the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale-Short Form (MSBS-SF), the Resilience Scale, and the Extraversion subscale of the Big Five Inventory.Results: Of the 961 baseline participants, 384 took part in the follow-up survey. The percentage of study participants with striking psychological distress remained the same. Similarly, resilience did not change from baseline to follow-up, whereas the number of those experiencing moderate loneliness increased significantly. In contrast, at follow-up, severe loneliness was detected in significantly less people. Boredom decreased significantly over time. A moderate negative association was detected between baseline resilience and psychological distress, loneliness, and boredom at follow-up, and a weak but still significant negative association between extraversion and these outcomes.Discussion: These findings indicate that a subset of the general population consistently suffers from high levels of psychological distress and point to the protective effects of resilience and extraversion in this context. They reemphasize the importance of prevention and mitigation strategies to address these public health problems.

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The Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Loneliness in People Living With Disability and Visual Impairment

Cited by 17 publications

References 56 publications

Social isolation, loneliness and mental health sequelae of the Covid-19 pandemic in Parkinson's disease

Social isolation, loneliness and mental health sequelae of the Covid-19 pandemic in Parkinson's disease

The Impact of COVID-19 on Sleep Quality in People Living With Disabilities

The Impact of Resilience and Extraversion on Psychological Distress, Loneliness, and Boredom During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study Among the General Population of Tyrol, Austria

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