ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2020
Intolerance of Uncertainty and Loneliness in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05220631 (A Technological Intervention to Improve Nutrition Among Older Adult Congregate Meal Participants During COVID-19), which is not on this map. Cited by 105 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Technological Intervention to Improve Nutrition Among Older Adult Congregate Meal Participants During COVID-19
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105 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 246 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.Sleep medicine reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Gender-specific estimates of sleep problems during the COVID-19 pandemic: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of sleep research · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of questionnaires assessing the psychological impact of COVID-19.Psychiatry research · 2021Pooled it
- Role of smart phones in improving psychological well-being and successful ageing of Iranian old women living with Technophobia: a randomized controlled trial.BMC research notes · 2025Trial
- Impacts of Perceived Discrimination During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Depression Among Older Chinese Immigrants in Aotearoa New Zealand.Journal of aging and health · 2026Article
- Living with the Unknown: Intolerance of Uncertainty in Parkinson's Disease.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2026Review
- An integrative review of loneliness and quality of life in older adults who lived alone during COVID-19: considerations for supporting reconnection.BMC geriatrics · 2025Review
- Intolerance of uncertainty and COVID-19-related post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in US and Korean college students: serial mediation by COVID-19 concerns and loneliness.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The component-to-trait relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and obsessive-compulsive personality traits: a network analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Profiles of Intolerance of Uncertainty Among 108,540 Adolescents: Associations with Sociodemographic Variables and Mental Health.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Understanding Loneliness in Older Adults During the Pandemic: Predictors and Questionnaire Validation.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Anxiety and perceived social support as moderators of cognitive and emotional well-being in populations affected by COVID-19.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Benefits and challenges: Qualitative exploration of women's experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji.PloS one · 2025Article
- How Does the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Affect the Management Strategies of Individuals with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes? A Mixed-Method Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Relationship between Lifestyle, Mental Health, and Loneliness in the Elderly during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Network analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in older adults in the United Kingdom.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Global burden of sleep disturbances among older adults and the disparities by geographical regions and pandemic periods.SSM - population health · 2024Review
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- The Influence of Changes in Daily Life Habits and Well-Being on Fatigue Level During COVID-19 Pandemic.Psychologica Belgica · 2024Article
- A Comparative Study of the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Mental Health, Healthcare Access, and Pain Levels of Patients with Chronic Pain from Spring 2020 to Spring 2021.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe COVID-19 pandemic imposed a psychological burden on people worldwide, including fear and anxiety. Older adults are considered more vulnerable during public health emergency crises. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the psychological response of older adults during the acute phase of the pandemic in Greece.
methodThis cross-sectional study was part of a larger three-day online survey. A total of 103 participants over the age of 60 fulfilled inclusion criteria. The survey included sociodemographic questions and six psychometric scales: the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), the Brief Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) depression scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS-12), and the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (JGLS).
resultsA significant proportion of the participants reported moderate to severe depressive symptoms (81.6%), moderate to severe anxiety symptoms (84.5%), as well as disrupted sleep (37.9%). Women reported significantly higher levels of COVID-19-related fear, more severe depressive symptoms and sleep disturbances, as well as higher levels of intolerance of uncertainty. Participants living alone showed higher levels of loneliness. Intolerance of uncertainty was shown to modulate levels of loneliness.
conclusionsDuring the quarantine, attention was promptly drawn upon the risks related with older people's loneliness. Studies identifying factors that may contribute to loneliness during a public health emergency facilitate the implementation of supportive interventions. Preparedness to address and manage older people's loneliness may limit this deleterious emotional response during the pandemic, as well as at the post-COVID-19 phase.
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