Social isolation due to COVID-19: impact on loneliness, sedentary behavior, and falls in older adults.

Beatriz Caruso SoaresDaniele Alves CostaJuliana de Faria XavierLarissa Alamino Pereira de ViveiroThaiany Pedrozo Campos AntunesFernanda Grazielli MendesMayara Assis Kovachich de OliveiraCristina Petravicius BomfimKung Su HsienErika Christina Gouveia E SilvaJosé Eduardo Pompeu

Published in: Aging & mental health (2021)

The results of this research show that adoption of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic brought an increase in sedentary behavior and loneliness for older adults but had no effect on the number of falls.

Keyphrases

physical activity
healthcare
coronavirus disease
mental health
social support
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community dwelling
depressive symptoms
respiratory syndrome coronavirus