Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Services, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA.
Principal Statistician, West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
J Aging Soc Policy. 2021 Jul-Oct;33(4-5):320-331. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2020.1824541. Epub 2020 Oct 4.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of and associations between anxiety, social isolation, and loneliness in a sample of older adults in Northern California during the stay-at-home order enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. 514 older adults completed a 24-item survey. Perceived isolation and loneliness were reported in 56.4% and 36.0% of participants, respectively. Loneliness was found to be associated with both social isolation and COVID-19-related anxiety; however, social isolation and coronavirus-related anxiety were unrelated. Healthcare providers, social service providers, and families are encouraged to maintain or increase contact with older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
本研究旨在确定在 COVID-19 大流行期间实施居家令期间，加利福尼亚州北部的老年人样本中焦虑、社会隔离和孤独感的流行率及相关因素。514 名老年人完成了一份 24 项的调查问卷。分别有 56.4%和 36.0%的参与者报告存在孤独感和隔离感。研究发现，孤独感与社会隔离和 COVID-19 相关焦虑均相关；然而，社会隔离和与冠状病毒相关的焦虑则没有相关性。鼓励医疗保健提供者、社会服务提供者和家庭在 COVID-19 大流行期间保持或增加与老年人的联系。
