ArticleJournal of applied developmental psychology
Loneliness and associated factors among older adults during COVID-19 lockdown in Spain.
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- Validation of the Spanish version of the social and emotional loneliness scale for adults - short form (SELSA-S) in older adults.BMC research notes · 2026Article
- Loneliness and Mental Health Disorders in Older Adults Living in Portugal During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Loneliness and Psychological Distress in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kazakhstan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Understanding Loneliness in Older Adults During the Pandemic: Predictors and Questionnaire Validation.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Beyond the pandemic: Posttraumatic stress and its association with physical and mental health outcomes among older adults in Egypt - a cross-sectional study.Belitung nursing journal · 2025Article
- Socioeconomic status, loneliness, and depression among older adults: a cross-sectional study in Spain.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Health impact of the COVID-19 in Spanish non-healthcare workers by gender: Use of sickness absence for surveillance.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
Considering the health outcomes of loneliness, it is important to understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic for older adults to facilitate detection and intervention. The aim of this study was to examine loneliness among Spanish older adults during the first wave lockdown and associated factors, in comparison to younger adults. An online survey was completed by 3508 adults (401 aged 60 or above). Older adults felt higher social loneliness than younger adults, but lower emotional loneliness. Living alone, poor mental health, and poor healthy habits were related to higher loneliness for both age groups. The results suggest that loneliness should be an important factor in primary care, and prevention efforts should be taken, e.g., by generating open and safe community spaces and contexts for social interaction and promoting the access and ability to use technologies that maintain social connections.
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