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- Title
Older Adults' Resilience Against Impact of Lifestyle Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Authors
Kasuga, Ayaka; Yasumoto, Saori; Nakagawa, Takeshi; Ishioka, Yoshiko; Kikuchi, Akari; Inagaki, Hiroki; Ogawa, Madoka; Hori, Noriko; Masui, Yukie; Choe, Hwang; Muto, Hiroyuki; Kabayama, Mai; Godai, Kayo; Ikebe, Kazunori; Kamide, Kei; Ishizaki, Tatsuro; Gondo, Yasuyuki
- Abstract
Background: Older adults were expected to experience a decline in physical activities and an increase in social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We investigated the changes in living conditions of 508 older adults (79.70 years ± 0.88) before (from July to December 2019) and during (in August 2020) the pandemic. We compared the mean score for the same individual instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), frequency of going out, exercise, and social interaction at two-time points. We also examined the influence of living arrangement (living alone or not) on the frequency of exercise and social interaction. Results: The frequency of going out decreased during the pandemic (in 2020); however, there was no significant change in IADL. The frequency of exercise and social interaction increased irrespective of the living arrangement. The frequency of exercise increased more in those living alone. Conclusions: Although older adults refrained from going out, they compensated for the risks of inactivity in daily life by increasing or maintaining their frequency of exercise and social interactions. The view that "older adults have a poor ability to accommodate the lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic" may be a stereotypical assumption.
- Subjects
OLDER people; COVID-19 pandemic; LIVING alone; ACTIVITIES of daily living; SOCIAL interaction
- Publication
Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, 2022, p1
- ISSN
2333-7214
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/23337214221116226