Visiting parents in times of COVID-19: The impact of parent-adult child contacts on the psychological health of the elderly

Brugiavini, Agar; Novi, Cinzia Di; Orso, Cristina Elisa

doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2022.101152

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“…To learn more about the disease, people relied heavily on the Internet, which became one of the most popular sources of health information, especially among younger and highly educated older adults who were in general also more familiar with communication technologies, thereby affecting their perceptions of risk and their own behavior. According to the recent literature (see among others Brugiavini et al., 2022 ), health information related to the COVID-19 infection collected online may have raised anxiety and COVID-related fear, which is positively associated with engagement in “herd behavior” such as stockpiling drugs that in turn may have also influenced patients’ adherence ( Di Crosta et al., 2021 ).…”

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Adherence during COVID-19: The role of aging and socio-economics status in shaping drug utilization

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Leporatti²,

Levaggi³

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

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Adherence during COVID-19: The role of aging and socio-economics status in shaping drug utilization

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Levaggi³

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

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“…Older people usually have poorer physical fitness, so they were more likely to feel anxious and depressed about the virus [ 40 ]. The disruption of parent–child contact due to social distancing policies increased the psychological problems of older people [ 22 ].…”

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“…The results also show that the pandemic has a significant negative impact on the mental health of people aged 30 or above, but not on those aged under 30. There is no consensus on the impact of the pandemic on different age groups [ 9 , 17 , 19 , 21 , 22 ]. The reasons may come from the following aspects: (1) these studies focused on different dimensions of mental health, including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress symptoms, etc.…”

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“…There was no consensus on age heterogeneity. Some studies found that young adults were more affected [ 9 , 19 , 21 ], and others found that the elderly were more vulnerable [ 17 , 22 ]. Although the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and mental health has been extensively researched, there appears a lack of empirical evidence on the causality.…”

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Urban Residents—Evidence from China

Ying

Han

2022

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Based on a nationwide micro-survey in China from 2018 to 2021, this paper empirically estimates the causal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Chinese residents, by exploiting the distribution of the outflow population from Wuhan as an instrumental variable (IV). Our findings suggest that for every 10% increase in the cumulative confirmed cases, the number of mentally unhealthy days reported by urban residents in the past 30 days will increase by 2.19, an increase of 46.90% compared with the mean value. The impact is more significant among females, people aged 30 or above, and private-sector employees. Further evidence highlights the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residents’ expectations of future income and confidence in macroeconomic development, both of which we interpret as mechanisms related to economic concerns. In addition, application of the multi-period difference-in-differences (DID) strategy revealed that the negative impact still exists two years post-pandemic, but it has been dramatically alleviated since the initial stage.

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“…Thirdly, many epidemic prevention measures during the period of COVID-19 relied on digital information technology, which produced a profound impact on elderly people’s SSC cognition, parent‒child relationship and health (Seifert et al, 2021 ). Follow-up research may scrutinize the influence of COVID-19 on elderly SSC cognition, parent‒child relationships, and physical and mental health (Brugiavini et al, 2022 ; Dura-Perez et al, 2022 ). Finally, many existing studies have presented the role of gender in the influence of SSC cognition on health.…”

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Smart senior care cognition and health among Chinese elderly: A moderated mediation model featuring parent-child relationship and internet use

2023

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In the context of digital transformation, smart senior care (SSC) cognition among elderly individuals has become an important contributor to their health. Using a sample of 345 older adults derived from the cross-sectional data of a questionnaire survey on the application of home-based SSC services and products among elderly individuals, this study explored how the parent‒child relationship mediated the linkage between SSC cognition and elderly health. To examine the moderating role of internet use, we applied the multigroup structural equation modeling (SEM) approach to test whether significant disparities exist between older adults who use the internet and those who do not on the pathways in the mediation model. After controlling for gender, age, hukou (household registration permit), ethnicity, income, marital status, and education level, we found that SSC cognition exerted significant positive effects on elderly health, in which the parent‒child relationship exerted a mediating effect. As for differences between the elderly with internet use and those without, on the three pathways connecting SSC cognition and health, SSC cognition and parent‒child relationship, and parent‒child relationship and health among elderly individuals, older adults who used the internet were more susceptible than those who did not. The findings are helpful for improving the policy-making on elderly health and may serve as a practical guide and theoretical reference for the promotion of active aging.

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Visiting parents in times of COVID-19: The impact of parent-adult child contacts on the psychological health of the elderly

Cited by 12 publications

References 58 publications

Adherence during COVID-19: The role of aging and socio-economics status in shaping drug utilization

Adherence during COVID-19: The role of aging and socio-economics status in shaping drug utilization

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Urban Residents—Evidence from China

Smart senior care cognition and health among Chinese elderly: A moderated mediation model featuring parent-child relationship and internet use

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