ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Loneliness, Wellbeing, and Social Activity in Scottish Older Adults Resulting from Social Distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Daytime Napping and Cognitive Health in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Loneliness and social networks of older adults in rural communities: a narrative synthesis systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Social isolation, loneliness, and positive affect before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in very old adults living in Germany: a quasi-experimental multi-sample study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Loneliness, social support, and social networks: urban-rural variation and links to wellbeing in Scotland.Journal of public health (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Article
- Article
- Exploring the experience of appetite loss in older age: insights from a qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Social Problems of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematized Review.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2024Review
- Structural equation model of coping and life satisfaction of community-dwelling older people during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2023Article
- Psychological distress is affected by fear of COVID-19 via lifestyle disruption and leisure restriction among older adults in Japan: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Delivering a psychosocial program for older people living in retirement homes during the Covid-19 pandemic: A process evaluation and recommendations for community interventions.Journal of community psychology · 2023Article
- Associations Between Changes in Loneliness and Social Connections, and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Women's Health Initiative.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2022Article
- Changes in Volunteering of Older Adults in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Motivations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- People's Perception of Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in Japan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Loneliness, loneliness literacy, and change in loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- "… Exercise opportunities became very important": Scottish older adults' changes in physical activity during Covid19'.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2022Article
- Loneliness and personal well-being in young people: Moderating effects of individual, interpersonal, and community factors.Journal of adolescence · 2022Article
- Use of Digital Tools, Social Isolation, and Lockdown in People 80 Years and Older Living at Home.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Loneliness and mental well-being in the Polish population during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Managing Perceived Loneliness and Social-Isolation Levels for Older Adults: A Survey with Focus on Wearables-Based Solutions.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
13 authors.
Funding
Abstract
This study examined the impact of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic on loneliness, wellbeing, and social activity, including social support, in Scottish older adults. A mixed methods online survey was used to examine these factors during social distancing mid-lockdown, July 2020. Participants were asked to state whether loneliness, wellbeing, social activity, and social support had changed since pre-social distancing, and to provide details of strategies used to keep socially active. A total of 1429 adults (84% aged 60+ years) living in Scotland took part. The majority reported that social distancing regulations made them experience more loneliness and less social contact and support. Loneliness during lockdown was higher than reported norms for this age group before the pandemic. A larger social network, more social contact, and better perceived social support seemed to be protective against loneliness and poor wellbeing. Positive coping strategies reported included increasing online social contact with both existing social networks and reconnecting with previous networks, as well as increasing contact with neighbours and people in the community. This underlines the importance of addressing loneliness and social support in older adults but particularly during situations where risk of isolation is high.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.