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Relationships between physical activity, social isolation, and depression among older adults during COVID-19: A path analysis.
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- How impact factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, change the quality of life of the elderly.Population health metrics · 2025Article
- Depressive symptoms and frailty, effects of social distancing and isolation in older adults.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeria · 2025Article
- Understanding how intermediaries connect adults to community-based physical activity: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2025Article
- The Igbo version of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ)- A cross-cultural adaptation study.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2024Article
- Impact of neighborhood context on self-rated health among very old adults living in Germany: a cross-sectional representative study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Spirituality for Social Isolation in a Patient with Cognitive Impairment: A Case Report.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports · 2024Article
- The Effect of Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Physical Activity on Depressive Symptoms of Older Adults during COVID-19: A Moderated Mediation Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Evaluation of Social Isolation Trajectories and Incident Cardiovascular Disease Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: National Cohort Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Article
- Layperson-Facilitated Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Homebound Older Adults With Depression: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- The Buffering Role of Self-compassion in the Association Between Loneliness with Depressive Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study Among Older Adults Living in Residential Care Homes During COVID-19.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2023Article
- The Effect of Risk and Protective Factors on Primary School Students' COVID-19 Anxiety: Back to School After the Pandemic.Child indicators research · 2023Article
- Older adults' perspectives on physical activity and sedentary behaviour within their home using socio-ecological model.PloS one · 2023Article
- Social Support, General Self-Efficacy, Fear of Falling, and Physical Activity Among Older Adults in a Middle-Income Country.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
- Social participation and depressive symptoms among older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic in Serbia: A cross-sectional study.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere are known significant relationships between greater physical activity and less depression, and greater social isolation and greater depression; therefore, it is important to understand these relationships among older adults during COVID-19.
methodsThe Physical Activity Scale for Elders, Geriatric Depression Scale, and PROMIS Social Isolation were administered. Path analysis was performed to evaluate the relationship between physical activity, social isolation, and depression.
resultsOf 803 surveys received, Consistent with our a-priori model, higher social isolation predicted greater depression. (p<0.001).
conclusionOlder adults may suffer a high emotional price during times of imposed social distancing.
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