A review on the COVID-19-related psychological impact on older adults: vulnerable or not?

E Parlapani, V Holeva, VA Nikopoulou… - Aging Clinical and …, 2021 - Springer
Background COVID-19 is a novel event of the twenty-first century. Therefore, contemporary
research is required to determine the current pandemic's psychological impact on older …

Technological interventions for loneliness and social isolation among older adults: A scoping review protocol

A Wister, I Fyffe, E O'Dea - Systematic Reviews, 2021 - Springer
Background Loneliness and social isolation are prevalent public health concerns among
community-dwelling older adults. One approach that is becoming an increasingly popular …

Resilience, social support, loneliness and quality of life during COVID-19 pandemic: A structural equation model

CN Pineda, MP Naz, A Ortiz, EL Ouano… - Nurse education in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aim To determine the parsimonious model of the interrelationships of personal resilience,
social support, loneliness and quality of life (QoL) and to identify the mediating effect of …

Older adults and social isolation and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrated review of patterns, effects, and interventions

L Kadowaki, A Wister - Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue …, 2023 - cambridge.org
A scoping review was conducted to identify patterns, effects, and interventions to address
social isolation and loneliness among community-dwelling older adult populations during …

The effects of fear of COVID-19, loneliness, and resilience on the quality of life in older adults living in a nursing home

C Savci, AC Akinci, SY Usenmez, F Keles - Geriatric Nursing, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the fear of COVID-19, loneliness, resilience, and quality of life
levels in older adults in a nursing home during the pandemic, and the effects of these …

Investigating the mediating role of ethical issues and healthcare between the metaverse and mental health in Pakistan, China, and Saudi Arabia

Y Xiao, SF Ahmad, M Irshad, H Guo… - Humanities and Social …, 2024 - nature.com
This article examines the mediating role of ethical issues and healthcare on the relationship
between the Metaverse and mental health. It also investigates the impact of the Metaverse …

An integrative framework to guide social engagement interventions and technology design for persons with mild cognitive impairment

EA Lydon, LT Nguyen, Q Nie, WA Rogers… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Social isolation and loneliness in older adults are associated with poor health outcomes and
have been linked to an increased risk of cognitive impairment and incident dementia. Social …

Older adults' perspectives towards optimizing lifestyle behaviors and strategies to support healthy brain ageing during COVID-19 restrictions

J Siette, L Dodds, C Brooks, K Deckers - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction It is unknown how the impact of COVID-19 restrictions has affected brain healthy
behaviors that contribute to dementia risk reduction in older adults. Our aim was to explore …

How did the COVID-19 restrictions impact people living with dementia and their informal carers within community and residential aged care settings in Australia? A …

KM Lion, W Moyle, M Cations, S Day… - Journal of Family …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this study was to explore how formal social support changed after implementation
of the COVID-19 public health measures and how these restrictions affected people living …

Development of a new computer simulated environment to screen cognition: assessing the feasibility and acceptability of Leaf Café in younger and older adults

J Siette, J Guion, K Ijaz, P Strutt, M Porte… - BMC Medical Informatics …, 2024 - Springer
Background Existing traditional cognitive screening tools for dementia have various
limitations, including overreliance on tests assessing verbal memory and, to a lesser extent …