Associations of Social Support With Physical and Mental Health Symptom Burden After COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Older Adults.

Seohyuk LeeGail J McAvayMary GedaSumon ChattopadhyayDenise AcamporaKaty AraujoPeter CharpentierThomas M GillAlexandra M HajdukAndrew B CohenLauren E Ferrante

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2024)

Low social support is associated with greater physical, but not mental health, symptom burden among older survivors of COVID-19 hospitalization. Our findings suggest a potential need for social support screening and interventions to improve post-COVID-19 symptom management in this vulnerable group.

Keyphrases

social support
mental health
coronavirus disease
depressive symptoms
sars cov
physical activity
mental illness
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
human health
risk assessment