The Impact of COVID-19 on Anxiety and Loneliness Levels of Elderly People and the Role of Counseling on Their Wellbeing

Demetriou, Loucia; Chatzi, Vasiliki; Panaoura, Rita

doi:10.17265/2159-5542/2021.09.001

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“…In contrast, participants older than 40 demonstrated significantly higher scores on the CD-Risk. The difference between the age groups was in our 2020 and 2021 findings statistically significant, thus, indicating that resilience to the crisis increases as the mean age of the sample progresses 31,32 . Furthermore, the same trend was evident in other studies, e.g., in Germany, older participants in the sample showed higher life satisfaction and quality of life than younger age groups 33,34 .…”

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The Role of Self-Compassion in Predicting Psychological Resilience and Adaptive Responses during the Covid19 Pandemic

Demetriou

Hatzi

Hadjicharalambous

2023

MRAJ

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COVID-19 was a global pandemic and a mental health emergency posing long-lasting negative consequences on people's well-being. Understanding coping responses that lead to quicker and more positive adaptation patterns after temporary adversity can help people return quickly to well-being. Our research aims to explore the role of self-compassion in predicting more adaptive responses, lowering anxiety levels and fear of COVID-19 contagion, and improving psychological resilience during the pandemic challenges. Relevant research findings confirm self-compassion and psychological resilience's positive contribution to the individual's problem-solving skills. Our research is quantitative with the use of two standardized questionnaires, namely, Neff’s “Self-compassion scale” 18 and Smith’s “Concise Resilience Scale” 28 (in Greek). Participants were 164 Greek and Cypriot subjects aged 18-65, and we collected data online by sharing the questionnaire's link on social media. Data analysis through the SPSS 25.0 showed high levels of resilience and self-compassion, moderate anxiety, and high levels of fear of COVID-19 contagion. Moreover, we detected statistically significant positive correlations between self-compassion and psychological resilience, and significant negative correlations between anxiety, fear of contagion, resilience, adjustment, and self-compassion, indicating that high levels of self-compassion can predict high levels of resilience and be protective factors against anxiety and fear of COVID-19 contagion toward more adaptive responses.

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The Role of Self-Compassion in Predicting Psychological Resilience and Adaptive Responses during the Covid19 Pandemic

Demetriou

Hatzi

Hadjicharalambous

2023

MRAJ

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“…Several epidemic prevention and control measures had changed to a large extent the way of living they were accustomed to and seriously interfered with their access to public resources. During the initial stage of the pandemic, they were alone and unattended at home; thus, they could not purchase masks and obtain any information on disease prevalence; they also felt anxious, helpless, and scared [7][8][9]. Some studies showed that the deterioration in physical functioning and the reduction in social contact may have caused many older adults to experience poor mental health [10,11].…”

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The Role of Community Cohesion in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Epidemic: Cross-sectional Study

Li¹,

Ding²,

Aierken³

et al. 2023

JMIR Public Health Surveill

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Background The community environment plays a vital role in the health of older adults. During the COVID-19 epidemic, older adults, who were considered the most impacted and most vulnerable social group, were confined to their homes during the implementation of management and control measures for the epidemic. In such situations, older adults may have to contend with a lack of resources and experience anxiety. Therefore, identifying the environmental factors that are beneficial for their physical and mental health is critical. Objective This study aimed to assess the association between community cohesion and the physical and mental health of older adults and to identify the related community services and environmental factors that may promote community cohesion. Methods This community-based cross-sectional study was designed during the COVID-19 epidemic. A multistage sampling method was applied to this study. A total of 2036 participants aged ≥60 years were sampled from 27 locations in China. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews. The neighborhood cohesion instrument consisting of scales on 3 dimensions was used to assess community cohesion. Self-efficacy and life satisfaction, cognitive function and depression, and community services and environmental factors were also measured using standard instruments. Statistical analyses were restricted to 99.07% (2017/2036) of the participants. Separate logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess the association among community cohesion and physical and mental health factors, related community services, and environmental factors among older adults. Results The results showed that high levels of community cohesion were associated with good self-perceived health status and life satisfaction (odds ratio [OR] 1.27, 95% CI 1.01-1.59 and OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.15-1.27, respectively) and high levels of self-efficacy and psychological resilience (OR 1.09, 95% CI 1.05-1.13 and OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.03-1.06, respectively). The length of stay in the community and the level of physical activity were positively associated with community cohesion scores, whereas the education level was negatively associated with community cohesion scores (P=.009). Community cohesion was also associated with low levels of depression and high levels of cognitive function. Community cohesion was significantly associated with community services and environmental factors on 4 dimensions. High levels of community cohesion were associated with transportation services and rehabilitation equipment rental services as well as high levels of satisfaction with community physicians’ technical expertise and community waste disposal (OR 3.14, 95% CI 1.87-5.28; OR 3.62, 95% CI 2.38-5.52; OR 1.37, 95% CI 1.08-1.73; and OR 1.23, 95% CI 1.01-1.50, respectively). Conclusions Community cohesion was found to be associated with the physical and mental health of older adults. Our research suggests that enhancing community services and environmental resources may be an effective strategy to increase community cohesion during major infectious disease epidemics.

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“…The Wuhan government implemented several prevention and control measures, such as closing the city, establishing designated hospitals, setting up shelters for centralized treatment, and isolating close contacts [ 6 ]. However, the lack of awareness of the epidemic among many community residents, especially the elderly, anxiety, illness concealment, and resistance to epidemiological investigation and epidemic management created difficulties in epidemic prevention and control [ 7 – 9 ]. Although China’s community health service is rapidly developing, public health professionals, especially community health service personnel, remain in short supply.…”

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The effect of training medical students in the community area in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic in China: a community-based study

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Background Community practice training is an important part of education in medicine, public health, social medicine, and other disciplines. The objective of this study is to explore the effect and importance of the community practice of Master of Public Health graduates on community residents’ health during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic. Methods This study used a pretest-posttest design. A total of 152 participants with age ≥ 60 years were selected using a multistage sampling method from Hangzhou in China. Baseline and endline data were collected using structured questionnaires by face-to-face interviews. All psychological and behavioral measurements were performed using standardized instruments and showed good reliability and validity. A total of 147 participants were included in the analysis. The chi-square and rank sum tests were used to compare the difference between baseline and endline for categorical variables. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between community practice training and changes in psychology and behavior. Results The result of chi-square test revealed a statistically significant difference in participants’ eating habits from baseline to endline. Participants reported that the self-perceived health status was different between endline and baseline by the rank sum test. The results of logistic regression analysis showed that community practice training was significantly associated with increased self-efficacy scores, cognitive function and eating habits, with odd ratios of 1.08, 0.90 and 1.93, respectively. Conclusions Community practice training was associated with changes in health behavior and psychology of community residents. Our results suggested enhanced community practice training for students under the Master of Public Health program.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Anxiety and Loneliness Levels of Elderly People and the Role of Counseling on Their Wellbeing

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The Role of Self-Compassion in Predicting Psychological Resilience and Adaptive Responses during the Covid19 Pandemic

The Role of Self-Compassion in Predicting Psychological Resilience and Adaptive Responses during the Covid19 Pandemic

The Role of Community Cohesion in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Epidemic: Cross-sectional Study

The effect of training medical students in the community area in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic in China: a community-based study

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