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ArticleBMJ open2023

Social, health and economic impact of COVID-19: Healthy Ageing In Scotland (HAGIS) - a protocol for a mixed-methods study.

Stella Arakelyan, Tamara Brown, Louise McCabe, Lesley McGregor, David Comerford, Alison Dawson, David Bell, Cristina Douglas, John Houston, Elaine Douglas

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Article in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stella ArakelyanCentre for Environment, Dementia and Ageing Research (CEDAR), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0326-707X
Tamara BrownCentre for Environment, Dementia and Ageing Research (CEDAR), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
Louise McCabeCentre for Environment, Dementia and Ageing Research (CEDAR), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
Lesley McGregorDivision of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
David ComerfordStirling Management School, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
Alison DawsonCentre for Environment, Dementia and Ageing Research (CEDAR), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
David BellDivision of Economics, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
Cristina DouglasCentre for Environment, Dementia and Ageing Research (CEDAR), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
John HoustonStirling Management School, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
Elaine DouglasCentre for Environment, Dementia and Ageing Research (CEDAR), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK elaine.douglas@stir.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-8540-1126
University of Stirling · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPublic health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have reaped adverse physical, psychological, social and economic effects, with older adults disproportionally affected. Psychological consequences of the pandemic include fear, worry and anxiety. COVID-19 fear may impact individuals' mitigation behaviours, influencing their willingness to (re)engage in health, social and economic behaviours. This study seeks (1) to develop a robust and evidence-based questionnaire to measure the prevalence of COVID-19 fear among older adults (aged ≥50) in Scotland and (2) to examine the impact of COVID-19 fear on the willingness of older adults to (re)engage across health, social and economic domains as society adjusts to the 'new normal' and inform policy and practice. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This mixed-method study includes a large-scale multimodal survey, focus groups and interviews with older adults (aged ≥50) living in Scotland, and an email-based 'e-Delphi' consultation with professionals working with older adults. The COVID-19 fear scale was developed and validated using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Survey data will be analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Thematic analysis will be used to analyse qualitative data. Survey and qualitative findings will be triangulated and used as the starting point for an 'e-Delphi' consensus consultation with expert stakeholders. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval has been obtained from the University of Stirling for multimodal survey development, fieldwork methodology and data management. Anonymised survey data will be deposited with the UK Data Service, with a link provided via the Gateway to Global Ageing. Qualitative data will be deposited with the University of Stirling online digital repository-DataSTORRE. A dedicated work package will oversee dissemination via a coproduced project website, conference presentations, rapid reports and national and international peer-reviewed journal articles. There is planned engagement with Scottish and UK policy makers to contribute to the UK government's COVID-19 recovery strategy.

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COVID-19Healthy AgingAgedAgingHumansPandemicsScotlandCOVID-19MENTAL HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH

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PMID36792332
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