ArticleThe American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry2021
Increased Social Interactions Reduce the Association Between Constricted Life-Space and Lower Daily Happiness in Older Adults With and Without HIV: A GPS and Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.
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- The integration of geographic methods and ecological momentary assessment in public health research: A systematic review of methods and applications.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2024Pooled it
- STROBE-GEMA: a STROBE extension for reporting of geographically explicit ecological momentary assessment studies.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of a Physical Therapist Intervention on GPS Indicators of Community Mobility in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Physical therapy · 2023Trial
- Associations of Trajectories of Loneliness and Neighborhood Stability with Depression, Alcohol and Substance Use, and Quality of Life among Women Living with HIV.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Current Challenges, Solutions, and Novel Directions in Research and Clinical Care: Proceedings From the 14th Annual International Workshop on HIV and Aging.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Article
- Nowhere to go - Effects on elderly's travel during Covid-19.Travel behaviour & society · 2023Article
- Charting everyday activities in later life: Study protocol of the mobility, activity, and social interactions study (MOASIS).Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveOlder persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PWH) are particularly susceptible to life-space restrictions. The aims of this study included: 1) using global positioning system (GPS) derived indicators as an assessment of time spent at home among older adults with and without HIV; 2) using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to examine real-time relationships between life-space, mood (happiness, sadness, anxious), fatigue, and pain; and 3) determining if number of daily social interactions moderated the effect of life-space on mood.
methodsEighty-eight older adults (PWH n = 54, HIV-negative n = 34) completed smartphone-based EMA surveys assessing mood, fatigue, pain, and social interactions four times per day for two weeks. Participants' smartphones were GPS enabled throughout the study. Mixed-effects regression models analyzed concurrent and lagged associations among life-space and behavioral indicators of health.
resultsPWH spent more of their time at home (79% versus 70%, z = -2.08; p = 0.04) and reported lower mean happiness (3.2 versus 3.7; z = 2.63; p = 0.007) compared to HIV-negative participants. Controlling for covariates, more daily social interactions were associated with higher ratings of real-time happiness (b = 0.12; t = 5.61; df = 1087.9; p< 0.001). Similar findings were seen in lagged analyses: prior day social interactions (b = 0.15; t = 7.3; df = 1024.9; p < 0.0001) and HIV status (b = -0.48; t = -2.56; df = 1026.8; p = 0.01) attenuated the effect of prior day time spent at home on happiness.
conclusionAccounting for engagement in social interactions reduced the significant effect of time spent at home and lower happiness. Interventions targeting social isolation within the context of constricted life-space may be beneficial for increasing positive mood in older adults, and especially relevant to older PWH.
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