Evaluating changes in the well-being of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort study.

Autor:	Besselink D; Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands.; FAITH Research, Groningen/Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.; Regional Public Health Service, GGD Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.; Health Science-Nursing Science and Education, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands., Herber GM; Centre for Prevention, Lifestyle and Health, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands., van der Lucht F; Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands.; FAITH Research, Groningen/Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.; Centre for Public Health, Healthcare and Society, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands., Sealy MJ; Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands.; FAITH Research, Groningen/Leeuwarden, The Netherlands., Krijnen WP; Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands.; FAITH Research, Groningen/Leeuwarden, The Netherlands., Jager-Wittenaar H; Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands.; FAITH Research, Groningen/Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dietetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.; Research Unit Experimental Anatomy, Department Physiotherapy and Human Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium., Finnema EJ; FAITH Research, Groningen/Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.; Health Science-Nursing Science and Education, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.; Research Group Nursing Diagnostics, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands.; Research Group Living, Wellbeing and Care for Older People, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	European journal of public health [Eur J Public Health] 2024 Oct 01; Vol. 34 (5), pp. 914-920.
DOI:	10.1093/eurpub/ckae130
Abstrakt:	The COVID-19 pandemic affected the lives of older adults. Yet, little is known about changes in well-being among older adults during the pandemic, especially when COVID-19 measures were relaxed. Therefore, we aimed to assess changes in the well-being of older adults during multiple turning points of the pandemic. This longitudinal study included data from Dutch older adults (≥65 years old) participating in the Lifelines COVID-19 cohort. Data consisted of seven questionnaires, administered every 2-4 months between May 2020 and October 2021. The outcomes were quality of life (n = 14 682), physical fitness (n = 14 761), and feelings of isolation (n = 14 611), all graded on a scale from 0 to 10. Changes in well-being were analysed by multivariable linear mixed-effects models. The context of measures was described using the Government Stringency Index. Quality of life and feelings of isolation decreased when measures were tightened and increased when measures were relaxed. For example, when measures relaxed after the first lockdown in May 2020, quality of life increased by 0.23 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.16-0.29] towards July 2020. Physical fitness decreased by 0.26 [95% CI: 0.15-0.37] during the study period. Differences between subsamples were not found, except for sex in feelings of isolation, which differences diminished after a period of relaxed measures. Changes in quality of life and feelings of isolation improved after periods of stringent COVID-19 measures. Physical fitness did not improve after measures were relaxed, suggesting a possible negative effect of the pandemic on the physical fitness of older adults. (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association.)
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