The Effects of Cognitive Ability, Mental Health, and Self-Quarantining on Functional Ability of Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Madeline A GregoryMorgan J SchaefferJennifer T H ReevesLauren E GriffithChristina WolfsonNicole E BastaJacqueline M McMillanSusan KirklandParminder RainaTheone S E Patersonnull nullPublished in: Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology (2023)
Older adults with higher cognitive and lower functional ability prior to the pandemic were at greater risk of decreased perceived functional ability during the first year of the pandemic, as were those who experienced greater levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms during the pandemic. Strategies/interventions to preserve functional ability in older adults with cognitive independence prior to future pandemics are warranted.