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Maintenance of high quality of life as an indicator of resilience during COVID-19 social distancing among community-dwelling older adults in Finland.

Kaisa KoivunenErja PortegijsElina SillanpääJohanna EronenKatja KokkoTaina Rantanen
Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2021)
During social distancing, psychosocial resources helped to maintain good QoL regardless how restrictive the social distancing recommendations were perceived to be. Better physical capacity was important for constant high QoL only among those perceiving restrictiveness presumably because it enabled replacing blocked activities with open outdoor physical activities.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • social support
  • depressive symptoms
  • air pollution
  • minimally invasive
  • clinical practice