Relationships between physical activity, social isolation, and depression among older adults during COVID-19: A path analysis

Siegmund, Lee Anne; Distelhorst, Karen S.; Bena, James; Morrison, Shannon L.

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.08.012

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“…High prevalence of fear of falling had been reported in the local environment and world over ( Akosile, Agu et al, 2014 ; Akosile, Anukam et al, 2014 ; Alcolea-Ruiz et al, 2021 ; Tomita et al, 2018 ), and this had been attributed to the negative impact of ageing process on the body systems ( Akosile et al, 2018 ). The mean PA score recorded in this study depicts a low PA level, and falls within the same quartile range previously reported among older adults in different parts of the world ( Akosile et al, 2021 ; Ng et al, 2020 ; Siegmund et al, 2021 ). Physical inactivity had been reported as one of the major public health problems among older adults ( Levinger & Hill, 2021 ).…”

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Social Support, General Self-Efficacy, Fear of Falling, and Physical Activity Among Older Adults in a Middle-Income Country

Okoye

Onwuakagba

Akile

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Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

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Objectives: To investigate the levels and interrelationships between fear of falling (FOF), physical activity (PA), social support (SS), and general self-efficacy (GSE) among older adults in a Nigerian community. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey involving 100 older adults (65.0% females; mean age = 74.25 ± 8.01 years) consecutively recruited from Nnewi community. Participants’ FOF, PA, GSE, and SS were assessed using standardized questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Spearman rank order correlation, and structural equation modeling at a 0.05 level of significance. Results: The participants’ mean FOF, PA, GSE, and SS scores were 15.22 ± 7.43 (fearful), 114.76 ± 90.18 (low), 21.64 ± 8.25 (low) and 5.72 ± 1.19 (high) respectively. There were significant correlations between each pair of FOF, PA, GSE, and SS scores of the participants ( p < .05). FOF and GSE were significant predictors of PA while GSE and SS were significant predictors of FOF. Conclusion: FOF and SS were high while PA and GSE were low in this sample of Nigerian older adults. Significant correlations existed between FOF, SS, GSE, and PA, with FOF and GSE being predictors of PA while GSE and SS significantly predicted FOF. Measures should be geared towards reducing FOF and improving PA, GSE, and SS in this group.

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Social Support, General Self-Efficacy, Fear of Falling, and Physical Activity Among Older Adults in a Middle-Income Country

Okoye

Onwuakagba

Akile

et al. 2022

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

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“…Because, in case of a case seen at school, face-to-face education is interrupted in the classrooms where the case is seen, the transition to the distance education process is made and the students experience the compulsory social isolation process at home. Some previous studies pointed out that the compulsory social isolation process was an application that triggerred the anxiety of COVID-19 in adults (Robb et al, 2020 ; Siegmund et al, 2021 ) and primary school students (Üstündağ, 2021 ). Therefore, the case seen at school can be defined as a risk factor that triggers the individual and social COVID-19 anxiety of primary school students in relation to the compulsory social isolation process experienced after this situation.…”

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The Effect of Risk and Protective Factors on Primary School Students’ COVID-19 Anxiety: Back to School After the Pandemic

Burak

2022

Child Ind Res

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This study aimed to analyze the risk and protective factors affecting the COVID-19 anxiety of primary school students after the reopening. It was investigated how primary school students’ parents’ vaccination, and COVID-19 cases seen at school, knowledge and awareness directly or indirectly explained their individual and social COVID-19 anxiety. The data were obtained from 227 primary school students living in different regions of Turkey. Pandemic Awareness Scale, Pandemic Anxiety Scale, Pandemic Information Test and Information Form were used to obtain the data. The data were analyzed by path analysis. According to the results, the case seen at school, knowledge and awareness of COVID-19 directly and significantly predicted primary school students’ individual and social COVID-19 anxiety. Vaccination of parents, on the other hand, directly significantly predicted social COVID-19 anxiety of primary school students, but did not significantly predict individual COVID-19 anxiety. In addition, in this effect, awareness of COVID-19 mediates the knowledge of COVID-19, and cases seen at school mediate the vaccination of parents. The obtained model showed a good fit. According to the results, primary school students’ knowledge and awareness about COVID-19 and parents’ vaccination reduced their anxieties, and COVID-19 cases seen at school increased their anxiety.

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“…In other studies, the analysis of the reliability of the GDS showed an internal consistency higher than 0.80 (Cronbach's alpha). 25 , 26 …”

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Social participation and depressive symptoms among older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic in Serbia: A cross-sectional study

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Objectives To determine the predictors and level of social participation and depressive symptoms within the context of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigate if the residence and type of housing had a moderating role in the relationship between social participation and depressive symptoms. Methods This cross-sectional, comparative, and correlational study was conducted on a sample of 299 participants. Research instruments used in this study included: socio-demographic questionnaire, the Geriatric Depression Scale, the Maastricht Social Participation Profile, and Mini-Mental State Exam. Results Social participation was found to contribute negatively to symptoms of depression (β = -0.245, p < .01), with a higher level of depression being found in older adults living in nursing homes (β = -0.152, p < .05). Conclusions The study confirmed a strong relationship between social participation and depressive symptoms in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Relationships between physical activity, social isolation, and depression among older adults during COVID-19: A path analysis

Cited by 32 publications

References 31 publications

Social Support, General Self-Efficacy, Fear of Falling, and Physical Activity Among Older Adults in a Middle-Income Country

Social Support, General Self-Efficacy, Fear of Falling, and Physical Activity Among Older Adults in a Middle-Income Country

The Effect of Risk and Protective Factors on Primary School Students’ COVID-19 Anxiety: Back to School After the Pandemic

Social participation and depressive symptoms among older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic in Serbia: A cross-sectional study

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