ArticleJournal of anxiety disorders2022
Anxiety among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Exploring the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on mood, anxiety, and neurocognitive disorders in older adults: sex, geographic context, and healthcare setting considerations.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
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- Dog ownership, physical activity, loneliness and mental health: a comparison of older adult and younger adult companion animal owners.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Chronic Pain Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Adults in the United States.The journal of pain · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with Older People's Anxiety Symptom Positioning after COVID-19: Cross-Sectional Findings from a Canadian Sample.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Mentally healthy living after pandemic social distancing: a study of older Canadians reveals helpful anxiety reduction strategies.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society · 2024Article
- Mid-to-Late-Life Anxiety and Sleep during Initial Phase of COVID-19: Age- and Sex-Specific Insights to Inform Future Pandemic Healthcare.Brain sciences · 2024Article
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- A longitudinal examination of the protective effect of resilience against anxiety among older adults with high COVID-related worry.Cognitive behaviour therapy · 2023Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Anxiety Symptoms in Long-Term Care Residents: A Multilevel Growth Curve Analysis.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2023Article
- Older adults' perspectives towards optimizing lifestyle behaviors and strategies to support healthy brain ageing during COVID-19 restrictions.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in the oldest-old population and the role of psychosocial factors: a multivariate and multi-wave analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
A growing body of research examines the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on well-being. Only few studies focus on older adults or explore the predictors of COVID-19-related anxiety. Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and some behaviors (e.g., avoidance, procrastination) are linked to anxiety among older adults and could both be relevant to consider in a pandemic context. This study measured the occurrence and anxiety levels among older adults and verified the possible role of IU and behaviors in predicting anxiety symptoms, impairment and distress related to COVID-19 health standards. It also examined the indirect effect of IU on symptoms, impairment and distress through behaviors. Participants aged 60 and over (N = 356) were recruited and administered questionnaires. Anxiety levels and symptom impairment were high and appeared to have increased since the beginning of the pandemic. IU and behavioral manifestations of anxiety were associated with higher anxiety symptoms, impairment and distress related to COVID-19 health standards. The indirect effects of IU on the tendency to worry and COVID-19-related anxiety through behavioral manifestations of anxiety were confirmed. This study provides knowledge on the relationship between COVID-19 and anxiety in older adults and identifies predictors relevant to this population.
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