Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Laboratory of Epidemiology and Population Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2022 Jun;34(6):1463-1469. doi: 10.1007/s40520-022-02126-8. Epub 2022 Apr 26.
Stress, social isolation, and changes in health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic period may have a lasting influence on health. Here, the correlation between current or prior demographic, social and health related characteristics, including psychosocial factors with perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic assessed by questionnaire during the early pandemic period is evaluated among 770 participants of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. In multinomial logistic regression models participants with higher pre-pandemic personal mastery, a construct related to self-efficacy, were more likely to report "both positive and negative" impact of the pandemic than a solely "negative" impact (OR: 2.17, 95% CI: 1.29-3.65). Higher perceived stress and frequent contact with family prior to the pandemic were also associated with pandemic impact. These observations highlight the relevance of psychosocial factors in the COVID-19 pandemic experience and identify characteristics that may inform interventions in future public health crises.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，压力、社会隔离和健康行为的改变可能对健康产生持久影响。在这里，评估了巴尔的摩老龄化纵向研究中的 770 名参与者，他们在大流行早期通过问卷调查评估了当前或先前的人口统计学、社会和健康相关特征，包括心理社会因素与对 COVID-19 大流行的感知影响之间的相关性。在多项逻辑回归模型中，与自我效能感相关的前流行个人掌握程度较高的参与者更有可能报告大流行的“积极和消极”影响而不是仅“消极”影响（OR：2.17，95%CI：1.29-3.65）。在大流行之前，较高的感知压力和与家人的频繁接触也与大流行的影响有关。这些观察结果强调了心理社会因素在 COVID-19 大流行经历中的相关性，并确定了可能为未来公共卫生危机中的干预措施提供信息的特征。
