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ArticleAustralasian journal on ageing2021

The impact of COVID-19 on the quality of life of older adults receiving community-based aged care.

Joyce Siette, Laura Dodds, Karla Seaman, Viviana Wuthrich, Carly Johnco, Joanne Earl, Piers Dawes, Johanna I Westbrook

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Article in Australasian journal on ageing, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joyce SietteCentre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9568-5847
Laura DoddsCentre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia.
Karla SeamanCentre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia.
Viviana WuthrichCentre for Cognition, Ageing and Wellbeing, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia.
Carly JohncoCentre for Cognition, Ageing and Wellbeing, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2212-507X
Joanne EarlCentre for Cognition, Ageing and Wellbeing, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia.
Piers DawesCentre for Cognition, Ageing and Wellbeing, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3180-9884
Johanna I WestbrookCentre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia.
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Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life and social networks of older adults receiving community care services.

methodsQuality of life and social network questionnaires were completed by older adults (n = 21) receiving home care services at three time points (2018, 2019, and during the first Australian COVID-19 lockdown in 2020). Additional questions about technology use were included in 2020.

resultsOlder adults' quality of life significantly decreased during the pandemic compared to the prior year. During the pandemic, over 80% used technology to maintain contact with family and friends, and social networks did not change.

conclusionGovernment messages and support initiatives directed towards technology adoption among older adults receiving home care may assist with maintaining social connection during COVID-19. Our findings add to the relatively limited understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the socio-emotional well-being of older people.

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Quality of LifeSocial NetworkingVideoconferencingAgedAged, 80 and overComputersCOVID-19FemaleHome Care ServicesHumansInterpersonal RelationsLongitudinal StudiesMaleNew South WalesPandemicsSmartphonecovid-19lifestyle restrictionslockdownolder adultswellbeing

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PMID33682315
PMCPMC8250074
OpenAlexW3134836151

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