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Changes in psychological distress before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults: the contribution of frailty transitions and multimorbidity.
Wang, Yi; Fu, Peipei; Li, Jie; Jing, Zhengyue; Wang, Qiong; Zhao, Dan; Zhou, Chengchao.
  • Wang Y; Centre for Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
  • Fu P; NHC Key Laboratory of Health Economics and Policy Research, Shandong University, 44 Wen-hua-xi Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
  • Li J; Centre for Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
  • Jing Z; NHC Key Laboratory of Health Economics and Policy Research, Shandong University, 44 Wen-hua-xi Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
  • Wang Q; Centre for Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
  • Zhao D; NHC Key Laboratory of Health Economics and Policy Research, Shandong University, 44 Wen-hua-xi Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
  • Zhou C; Centre for Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
Age Ageing ; 50(4): 1011-1018, 2021 06 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1132419
ABSTRACT

AIM:

To investigate changes in psychological distress in community-dwelling older adults before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the contribution of frailty transitions and multimorbidity in predicting the psychological distress.

METHODS:

Prospective repeated-measures cohort study on a sample of participants aged 60 and over. A total of 2, 785 respondents at the baseline (May 2019) were followed during the COVID-19 (August 2020). The changes in psychological distress before and during the COVID-19 were assessed using generalised estimation equations with adjusting for sex, age, education, economic status, marital status, tea drinking status, smoking status, alcohol drinking status, sedentary time, sleep quality and activities of daily living.

RESULTS:

The psychological distress of older people has significantly increased in August 2020 compared with May 2019. Both older adults who remained frail and transitioned into frail state reported more psychological distress during the COVID-19. Similarly, both pre-existing multimorbidity and emerging multimorbidity groups were associated with more psychological distress. The group of frailty progression who reported new emerging multimorbidity showed more increase in psychological distress in comparison with those who remained in the non-frail state who reported no multimorbidity.

CONCLUSION:

Psychological distress has increased among the community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, and sustained and progressive frail states as well as multimorbidity were all associated with a greater increase of psychological distress. These findings suggest that future public health measures should take into account the increased psychological distress among older people during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the assessment of frailty and multimorbidity might help in warning of psychological distress.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Frailty / Psychological Distress / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Aged / Humans / Middle aged Language: English Journal: Age Ageing Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ageing

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Frailty / Psychological Distress / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Aged / Humans / Middle aged Language: English Journal: Age Ageing Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ageing