Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the lives of countless
members of the general population. Older adults are known to experience loneliness, age …

Background: The sudden and drastic changes due to the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-
19) pandemic have impacted people's physical and mental health. Clinically-vulnerable …

2. Methods Using the Qualtrics web-based public platform, we collected data (March 15-
April 1st) across Israel using a snowball design, via social-media platforms. On the last day …

The COVID-19 pandemic has direct effects on people's health and the number of deaths due
to the virus has reached more than a million (WHO, 2020a). In addition, the pandemic and …

Background: Loneliness is known to be associated with both poorer physical and mental
health, being associated with increased mortality. Responses throughout the world to the …

Public health strategies to curb the spread of the coronavirus involve sheltering at home and
social distancing are effective in reducing the transmission rate, but the unintended …

Aim To summarise the psychological impacts of social isolation amongst older adults during
COVID‐19 and review the benefits and limitations of online interventions used to combat …

Objectives During the COVID-19 lockdown, social isolation and feelings of loneliness (SIFL)
in the older population have increased, and they can be a risk of dementia, especially in …

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 …

Aim: This study aims to assess how optimism, social support, and perceived susceptibility
are associated with depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life among elderly …