Lifestyle Changes and Psychological Well-Being in Older Adults During COVID-19 Pandemic

Matteo Tosato; Francesca Ciciarello; Maria Beatrice Zazzara; Delfina Janiri; Cristina Pais; Stefano Cacciatore; Rossella Montenero; Maria Sandrina Leone; Enea Chisci; Anna Picca; Vincenzo Galluzzo; Hélio José Coelho-Junior; Riccardo Calvani; Emanuele Marzetti; Francesco Landi; Gemelli Against COVID-19 Post-Acute Care Team

doi:10.1016/j.cger.2022.05.002

Lifestyle Changes and Psychological Well-Being in Older Adults During COVID-19 Pandemic

Clin Geriatr Med. 2022 Aug;38(3):449-459. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2022.05.002. Epub 2022 May 8.

Authors

Matteo Tosato¹, Francesca Ciciarello², Maria Beatrice Zazzara², Delfina Janiri², Cristina Pais², Stefano Cacciatore², Rossella Montenero², Maria Sandrina Leone², Enea Chisci², Anna Picca², Vincenzo Galluzzo², Hélio José Coelho-Junior³, Riccardo Calvani², Emanuele Marzetti⁴, Francesco Landi⁴; Gemelli Against COVID-19 Post-Acute Care Team

Affiliations

¹ Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS, L.go A. Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Italy. Electronic address: matteo.tosato@policlinicogemelli.it.
² Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS, L.go A. Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Italy.
³ Department of Geriatrics and Orthopedics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, L.go F. Vito 8, Rome 00168, Italy.
⁴ Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS, L.go A. Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Italy; Department of Geriatrics and Orthopedics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, L.go F. Vito 8, Rome 00168, Italy.

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic forced countries to adopt strategies aimed at responding to the health emergency by containing contagion. Lockdowns have ensured the achievement of this goal but imposed substantial restrictions to the freedom of movement and resulted in social isolation for a large share of vulnerable people. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and associated emergency restriction measures on the quality of life, lifestyle habits, and psychosocial status in older adults.

Keywords: COVID-19; Frailty; Mobility disorders; Older adults; Quality of life.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
COVID-19* / epidemiology
Communicable Disease Control
Humans
Life Style
Pandemics
Quality of Life / psychology