Loneliness and Depression among Community Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A cross-sectional study.
Lana AlhalasehFarah KasasbehMariam Al-BayatiLubna HaikalKinan ObeidatAbdallah AbuleilIain WilkinsonPublished in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a heavy toll on older adults' mental health, particularly those with multimorbidity, baseline functional dependence, and those with a previous history of depression and cognitive impairment. Targeting these high-risk groups is important in order to minimize loneliness, depression, and subsequent increased morbidity. Using all-inclusive language might minimize ageism and the fear of catching an infection.