Physical isolation and mental health among older US adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal findings from the COVID-19 Coping Study.
Carly A JosephBrendan Q O'SheaMarisa R EastmanJessica M FinlayLindsay C KobayashiPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2022)
During the early COVID-19 pandemic, physical isolation was associated with elevated depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and loneliness, which persisted over time. These findings highlight the unique and persistent mental health risks of physical isolation at home under pandemic control measures.