Explaining the Psychosocial Effects of COVID-19 Among Older Hong Kong Chinese People-A Qualitative Analysis.
Regina Wing Shan SitHarmony Hoi Ki LaiDong DongBo WangMartin Chi-Sang WongRoger Yat-Nork ChungSamuel Y-S WongPublished in: Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology (2022)
Self-isolation has disproportionately affected older individuals whose only social contact is out of the home. Online technologies can be harnessed to provide social support networks and a sense of belonging, but its adaptive and positive uses should be encouraged. Interventions can also involve more frequent telephone contact with significant others, close family and friends, voluntary organizations, or health-care professionals, or community outreach teams. Enhancing the values of older people's in calamity through active engagement may also potentially reduce the detrimental effect of social isolation.