ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2021
Ethnic Differences in Loneliness, Depression, and Malnutrition Among Older Adults During COVID-19 Quarantine.
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- [Studying loneliness and social support networks among older people: a systematic review in Europe.]Revista espanola de salud publica · 2023Pooled it
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- Psychometrics of Persian version of the 11 items De Jong Gierveld loneliness scale among an Iranian older adults population.BMC public health · 2021Article
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- Subclinical Kwashiorkor in Adults: A New Age Paradigm.Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolismReview
- Exploring Healthcare Providers' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Loneliness Among Older Adults: A Qualitative Study.Sage open agingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDepression in older adults may result from a variety of reasons such as loneliness feelings and malnutrition.
objectiveTo examine the direct and indirect effect of loneliness feelings on depressive symptoms, mediated by malnutrition, among older adults from different cultures during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic quarantine.
methodA convenience sample of 101 Arabs and 100 Jewish older adults aged 65 and over was interviewed. Using bootstrapping, we tested the strength and significance of the conditional indirect effect of malnutrition (mediator) on the relationship between loneliness feelings and depressive symptoms.
resultsThe relationship between loneliness feelings and depressive symptoms was mediated by malnutrition and Arab older adults reported a higher level than Jewish older adults of loneliness, depression, and malnutrition during the Covid-19 pandemic quarantine. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: To reduce loneliness feelings, depressive symptoms, and malnutrition in times of crisis like the Covid-19 pandemic, it is essential to develop new communication methods for and with older adults in general, with particular attention paid to ethnic differences, that will be effective in reducing loneliness and in promoting nutrition intervention. Possible solutions include new social network technologies for reducing loneliness, with continued reliance on phone communication for combined intervention that includes psychological support accompanied by instructions for a healthy lifestyle and malnutrition prevention.
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