Loneliness and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic:A study among Dutch older adults
OBJECTIVES: With the spread of COVID-19, the Netherlands implemented a policy to keep citizens physically distanced. We hypothesize that consequent reduction in the frequency of social contacts, personal losses, and the experience of general threats in society reduced well-being. METHODS: Data were collected from 1,679 Dutch community-dwelling participants aged 65-102 years comprising a longitudinal online panel. Social and emotional loneliness and mental health were measured in May 2020, that is, 2 months after the implementation of the measures, and earlier in October and November 2019. RESU... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | van Tilburg , T G , Steinmetz , S , Stolte , E , van der Roest , H & de Vries , D H 2021 , ' Loneliness and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic : A study among Dutch older adults ' , The journals of gerontology. Series B : Psychological sciences and social sciences , vol. 76 , no. 7 , pp. e249-e255 . https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa111 |
Schlagwörter: | COVID-19 / Disaster / Loneliness / Mental health / /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being / name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27075612 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/1e8d1938-76ee-4270-91a6-16cb22a290e7 |