Comment on “Changes in sleep pattern and sleep quality during COVID-19 lockdown”

Jolly, Amal Joseph

doi:10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_1151_20

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“…In particular, another study on 86 elderly aged 60 to 90 showed that 55.8% had high-stress symptoms, 18.6% anxiety symptoms, 16.3% depressive symptoms, and 5.82% moderate to severe loneliness [13]. Anxiety, changes in sleep patterns [14], [15], eating patterns [16], [17], pressure due to covid [18], difficulty concentrating [19], [20], boredom [21], [22], stress [23], [24], and psychosomatic disorders [25].…”

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Beyond the pandemic: understanding the perceived changes in mental health of the elderly population

Herdian,

Septiningsih,

Estria

et al. 2024

IJPHS

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This study aimed to describe the mental health of the elderly before and after the COVID-19 outbreak using a qualitative approach. Ten elderly people volunteered to participate in offline semi-structured interviews. The data was analyzed using the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) technique. The results of our study mentioned the differences in the mental health of the elderly during the COVID-19 outbreak and after the COVID-19 outbreak. The elderly felt the difference in emotional terms, such as being more relieved and happier because activities returned to normal. The elderly feel calmer when using religion as religious coping to overcome psychological problems that arise during the COVID-19 outbreak. During the COVID-19 outbreak, elderly people still working also feel the impact on the family's economy, which compounds the problem. Excessive coverage on social media also helped make the elderly more afraid of COVID-19. The study's results can help improve older people's mental health after COVID-19 by understanding their experiences and finding good ways to cope. It suggests that future research should look at specific ways to support older people's mental health, taking into account their special challenges and the role of social media in causing fear and worry about COVID-19.

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Beyond the pandemic: understanding the perceived changes in mental health of the elderly population

Herdian,

Septiningsih,

Estria

et al. 2024

IJPHS

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Behavior Changes in Older Adults During Adverse External Events: A Longitudinal Observational Study (Preprint)

Fritz,

Cook

2024

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BACKGROUND Older adults manage multiple impacts on health, including chronic conditions and adverse external events like pandemics and wildfires. Understanding behavior changes related to these events is important for assessing risk and designing interventions. Information derived from smart home sensors can provide objective data about behavior changes to support a learning healthcare system. OBJECTIVE Our objective is to examine digital markers collected before and during two events (COVID-19 pandemic, wildfires) to determine whether clinically relevant behavior changes can be observed and targeted upstream interventions suggested. METHODS Secondary analysis of historic ambient sensor data collected on n=39 adults managing one or more chronic conditions was performed. Interrupted Time Series analysis was used to extract behavior markers related to external events. Comparisons were made to examine differences between exposures using machine learning classifiers. RESULTS Significant pandemic-related behavior changes ranked by impact included a (3.8 hours/day) decrease in time spent out of home, increase in restless sleep (946.74%), and decrease in indoor activity (38.89%). Although participants exhibited less restless sleep during exposure to wildfire smoke (120%), they also decreased their indoor activity (114.29%). Sleep duration trended downward during the pandemic shutdown. Time out of home and sleep duration gradually decreased while exposed to wildfire smoke. Behavior trends differed across exposures. CONCLUSIONS Behavior changes were detected for the two adverse external events (pandemic, wildfire smoke) initially and over time. However, the direction and magnitude of change differed between participants and events. Sensor-based findings could support the learning healthcare system’s ability to promote health equity ideals by providing environmental contexts affecting social determinants of health. The smart home’s novel, evidence-based information could inform future management of chronic conditions, allowing nurses to understand patients’ health-related behaviors between the care points so timely interventions are possible. CLINICALTRIAL N/A

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Comment on “Changes in sleep pattern and sleep quality during COVID-19 lockdown”

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Beyond the pandemic: understanding the perceived changes in mental health of the elderly population

Beyond the pandemic: understanding the perceived changes in mental health of the elderly population

Behavior Changes in Older Adults During Adverse External Events: A Longitudinal Observational Study (Preprint)

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