Viewing COVID-19 Through a Telescope: Exploring the Longer-Term Social, Emotional, and Health Impacts of the Pandemic for Older Adults—Introduction to the Aging and COVID 2.0 Special Collection

Kelley, Jessica

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“…Besides that, fear of death, illness and loneliness have become more evident in the last years and have been intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic [ 9 ], experienced in 2020, still with no conclusions about its durability and with a context of social inequality and social isolation [ 10 , 11 ]. As the pandemic continues, the scientific focus is now also considering the longer-term fallout from the pandemic [ 12 ].…”

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COVID-19 and the elaboration of personal plans in + 50: a Brazilian experience

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Background In front of the physical and social isolation, as well as feelings of fear and instability imposed by the pandemic of COVID-19, especially for risk groups such as people 50 + , it became even more relevant to discuss the formulation of personal plans for this age population. This study aimed to analyse the individual plans of people 50 + , considering their perception, feelings and life experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This is a mixed study (quali-quantitative), using Minayo’s methodology for content analysis and frequency analyses, made with 39 participants from the University of Brasília Educational Program, Universidade do Envelhecer – UniSER/UnB. We used a word cloud system and a wheel of life tool to showcase the results. Results Analysing professional achievements and situations participants want to overcome, the categories of feelings that stand out were Loving Relationships, Sadness, Family Absence, Grief, Trauma and Regret. Intellectual Development, Personal Fulfilment, Purpose and Creativity, Hobbies and Fun were the most mentioned personal plans displayed by the wheel of life. The key personal changes mentioned were to be less shy, prioritise themselves, change how they interact with others, and focus on their health. Conclusions This study concludes that perception, feelings and life experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic did not seem to directly affect the path in elaborating personal plans.

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COVID-19 and the elaboration of personal plans in + 50: a Brazilian experience

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Framing Effects in Older Adults’ Medical Decision-Making: Social Distance Matters

Chen

Xing

2022

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B

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Objectives The present study sought to explore how decision making is influenced by aging, framing, and social distance in the medical domain. Based on Socioemotional Selectivity Theory (SST), we predicted that social distance would moderate age differences of framing effects as a result of older adults’ emphasis on close partners. Methods Younger and middle-aged (N = 206) and older (N = 208) adults from Shanghai, China completed two medical decision tasks in which they were presented with different descriptions of social distance, namely deciding for close relatives or for strangers. Participants’ risk preferences were measured. Results The results showed that framing effects were a function of social distance in older adults. Older adults showed smaller framing effects when making decisions for strangers as their preference for the riskier option was reduced in the loss-framed condition. For younger and middle-aged adults, framing effects existed consistently regardless of social distance. Discussion These findings suggest that social distance moderates age differences in framing effects in medical decision-making. It also highlights a potential way to improve older adults’ medical decision-making quality: having older adults imagine as if they are making medical decisions for a stranger.

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Viewing COVID-19 Through a Telescope: Exploring the Longer-Term Social, Emotional, and Health Impacts of the Pandemic for Older Adults—Introduction to the Aging and COVID 2.0 Special Collection

Cited by 2 publications

References 18 publications

COVID-19 and the elaboration of personal plans in + 50: a Brazilian experience

COVID-19 and the elaboration of personal plans in + 50: a Brazilian experience

Framing Effects in Older Adults’ Medical Decision-Making: Social Distance Matters

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