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Psychological Effects of Social Isolation During the COVID-19 Pandemic 2020

Published:2022-03 Issue:1 Volume:35 Page:17-29
ISSN:1662-9647
Container-title:GeroPsych
language:en
Short-container-title:GeroPsych

Author:

Plangger Bianca¹^ORCID,Unterrainer Christine¹,Kreh Alexander¹,Gatterer Gerald²,Juen Barbara¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Austria

2. Department of Psychology, Sigmund Freud Private University, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

Abstract. The SARS-CoV2 pandemic meant considerable restrictions in the social life of many people. Older people belong to the high-risk group for a severe to fatal course of the SARS-CoV2 disease, which is why these groups received special protection. This protection included drastic restrictions on their personal and social contacts, including the suspension of psychosocial therapies. This study examines the cognitive and emotional effects of social isolation on older people. A group of 49 participants who lived in nursing homes was tested before and after social isolation in 2020. The results of the present study provide empirical evidence for the negative effects of social isolation of older people in nursing homes regarding cognitive performance, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and quality of life.

Publisher

Hogrefe Publishing Group

Subject

Geriatrics and Gerontology,Gerontology

Link

https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/pdf/10.1024/1662-9647/a000283

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