Do reductions of daily activities mediate the relationship between COVID-19 restrictions and mental ill-health among older persons in Europe?
| Autor: | Fors Connolly, Filip, Olofsson, Jenny, Josefsson, Maria |
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MENTAL health
RESEARCH funding MENTAL illness MULTIPLE regression analysis DESCRIPTIVE statistics PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation STAY-at-home orders WALKING PSYCHOLOGICAL stress AGING FACTOR analysis COMPARATIVE studies COVID-19 pandemic ACTIVITIES of daily living PHYSICAL activity SOCIAL participation WELL-being PSYCHOSOCIAL factors OLD age |
| Zdroj: | Aging & Mental Health; Jul2024, Vol. 28 Issue 7, p1058-1065, 8p |
| Abstrakt: | Previous research has shown that daily activities are crucial for mental health among older people, and that such activities declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. While previous studies have confirmed a link between stringent restrictions and an increase in mental ill-health, the role of daily activities as a mediator in this relationship remains underexplored. We analyzed whether reductions in daily activities mediated the impact of these COVID-19 restrictions on mental ill-health during the pandemic's initial phase. We used data from Wave 8 SHARE Corona Survey covering 41,409 respondents from 25 European countries and Israel as well as data on COVID-19 restrictions from the Oxford Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT). Multilevel regression and multilevel-mediation analysis were used to examine the relationships between restrictions, daily activities and mental ill-health. Reductions in walking and shopping showed a notably stronger association with increases in mental ill-health compared to social activities. Furthermore, declines in walking could account for about a quarter of the relationship between restrictions and increased mental ill-health, but the mediating effects of the other activates were negligible. The study highlights the essential role of maintaining daily activities, particularly walking, to mitigate the negative psychological effects of pandemic-related restrictions among older populations in Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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