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The associations between hopefulness and function, loneliness, and sleep have not been explored in a nationally representative sample of older adults. Additionally, COVID19 dramatically increased stress burden, potentially influencing these relationships. This study used National Health and Aging Trends COVID19 Supplement data (N=2,894 adults aged ≥ 65 years) to evaluate cross-sectional associations between hopefulness about the future during COVID19 with limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) using a negative binomial model and one-item sleep and loneliness measures using ordered logistic models. Adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, and education and applying sampling weights, increased hopefulness was associated with better ADLs (b= -0.11, p-value=0.021), less loneliness (b=-0.32, p-value= |
