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ArticleGeriatrics & gerontology international2021

Change in subjective health status among frail older Japanese people owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic and characteristics of their responses.

Takeshi Kera, Hisashi Kawai, Manami Ejiri, Junta Takahashi, Kazumasa Nishida, Akihiro Harai, Hirohiko Hirano, Yutaka Watanabe, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Kazushige Ihara and 2 more

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Takeshi KeraDepartment of Physical Therapy, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, Takasaki, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2356-0188
Hisashi KawaiResearch Team for Human Care, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3015-6041
Manami EjiriResearch Team for Human Care, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3544-4587
Junta TakahashiThe Tokyo Metropolitan Support Center for Promotion of Preventive Care, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8599-6107
Kazumasa NishidaHealth Promotion Management Office, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
Akihiro HaraiHealth Promotion Management Office, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
Hirohiko HiranoResearch Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
Yutaka WatanabeGerodontology, Department of Oral Health Science, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4983-2399
Yoshinori FujiwaraResearch Team for Social Participation and Community Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazushige IharaDepartment of Social Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan.
Hunkyung KimResearch Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
Shuichi ObuchiResearch Team for Human Care, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0187-9275

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2019 Research Funding for Longevity Sciences 29-42Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 16K01853Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 18K18462
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aimThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic remains a major global public health issue, and it has led to restrictions in physical and social activities among community-dwelling people, including frail older adults. This study aimed to determine the impact of the pandemic on the subjective health status and characteristics of community-dwelling frail older adults by assessing their knowledge of infection, behaviors and negative psychological response.

methodsDuring October 2019, 720 older adults participated in "The Otassha Study." A year after the COVID-19 outbreak, between June 29 and July 31, 2020, a health status questionnaire, comprising questions concerning knowledge about infection, behaviors and psychological responses during the pandemic, was sent to all participants of the health examination in 2019. Respondents were divided into the robust and frail groups, and their responses were compared.

resultsAlthough the self-reported health status of the older adults in both groups was worse in 2020 than in 2019, differences were not observed in the degree of deterioration between the groups. Those in the frail group had fewer resources of information related to COVID-19 and had fewer coping behaviors for health maintenance compared with the robust group.

conclusionInformation gathering and actions aimed at health maintenance tended to be weaker among older adults with frailty, although the influence of COVID-19 on subjective health status did not differ significantly between robust and frail adults. Therefore, robust and frail older adults may need to adopt different countermeasures to prevent worse health during this pandemic. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2021; 21: 1053-1059.

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COVID-19Frail ElderlyAgedCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnostic Self EvaluationGeriatric AssessmentHealth StatusHumansJapanPandemicsSARS-CoV-2behaviorsCOVID-19frailquestionnaireself-reported health status

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