Gamification and older adults: Opportunities for gamification to support health promotion initiatives for older adults in the context of COVID-19

BK White, A Martin, J White - The Lancet Regional Health–Western …, 2023 - thelancet.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased reliance on digital service delivery, including the
delivery of health promotion initiatives. Health promotion interventions need to carefully …

Understanding influences on physical activity participation by older adults: A qualitative study of community-dwelling older adults from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study …

J Zhang, I Bloom, EM Dennison, KA Ward… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The health benefits of physical activity (PA) participation in later life are widely
recognised. Understanding factors that can influence the participation of community …

Impact of the first COVID-19 pandemic wave on hospitalizations and deaths caused by geriatric syndromes in France: a nationwide study

MJ Torres, J Coste, F Canouï-Poitrine… - The Journals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background The fear of contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the
preventive measures taken during the health crisis affected both people's lifestyles and the …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on community-dwelling older adults: a longitudinal qualitative study of participants from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study

I Bloom, J Zhang, J Hammond, G Bevilacqua… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Older adults have been especially vulnerable to adverse effects from the
COVID-19 pandemic including higher mortality and more severe disease complications. At …

Tendências temporais de morbidades e fatores de risco e de proteção para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis em pessoas idosas residentes nas capitais …

AG Silva, FMD Andrade, EG Ribeiro… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2023 - SciELO Public Health
Objetivo: Analisar as tendências temporais das prevalências de morbidades e dos fatores
de risco e de proteção para as doenças crônicas não transmissíveis em pessoas idosas …

Clinical factors associated with adverse clinical outcomes in elderly versus non-elderly COVID-19 emergency patients: a multi-center observational study

C Puchongmart, P Boonmee, S Jirathanavichai… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 6 million deaths worldwide. The
elderly accounted for a large proportion of patients with their mortality rate largely higher …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal trends of morbidities, and risk and protective factors for noncommunicable diseases in elderly residents in Brazilian capitals

AG Silva, FMD Andrade, EG Ribeiro… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: To analyze the temporal trends of prevalence of morbidities, risk and protection
factors for noncommunicable diseases in elderly residents in Brazilian capitals between …

“Provided a window on the world and lessened my feeling of isolation”: older adults' perceived COVID-19 impact and technology use in Australia during recurrent …

J Siette, K Ludlow, L Dodds, P Strutt, V Wuthrich - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background An informed understanding of older adults' perceptions of the impact (positive
or negative) of recurrent COVID-19 long lockdowns is important for the development of …

Association between social connectedness and stress or anxiety among older cancer survivors during the 2020–2021 winter surge of the COVID-19 pandemic

H Poghosyan, Y Margaryan, S Jeon… - Journal of geriatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Our goal was to estimate a relative decreased rate of social connectedness to
family and friends, increased rate of stress or anxiety during the 2020–2021 winter surge of …

Losing Ground Following Community Exercise Program Closures: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of the Impact of COVID-19 Related Pandemic Restrictions on …

D Bercovitch, A Reppas Rindlisbacher, H Ng… - Physiotherapy …, 2024 - utpjournals.press
Purpose: To understand the impact of COVID-19-related closures of community-based
exercise programs (CBEPs) on exercise participation, physical activity, and health of older …