Article ; Online: Lingering Effects of COVID-19 Stressors on Mental Health and Alcohol Use in Middle Aged to Older Adults.
Aging and health research
2023 Volume 4, Issue 1
Abstract: Background: Older adults have faced not only health threats but grave mental health challenges ... between these factors and mental health and alcohol use/misuse longitudinally in a middle aged to older ... from the pandemic may have longer-term implications for mental health in older adults past the acute phase ...
| Abstract | Background: Older adults have faced not only health threats but grave mental health challenges since the emergence of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Using factor analysis, this study is the first to identify the underlying dimensions of COVID-19-related stressors, then examine the relationship between these factors and mental health and alcohol use/misuse longitudinally in a middle aged to older adult sample in the United States. Methods: As part of a long-term follow-up study, 921 survey participants completed measures of COVID-related stressors, psychological distress, and alcohol use/misuse in a 2020 survey. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to examine the dimensionality of COVID-related stress. Regression models were utilized to examine relationships between the extracted factors and depression, anxiety, and alcohol-related outcomes measured approximately one year later, in 2021. Results: Four dimensions of COVID-19 stressors were extracted, including 1) jobs, finances and loss of routine; 2) practical difficulties; 3) social worries and challenges; and 4) supply shortages. Practical difficulties were associated with higher depression at follow-up, while jobs, finances and loss of routine were associated with past 12 month frequency of intoxication at follow-up. Conclusions: Challenges from the pandemic may have longer-term implications for mental health in older adults past the acute phase of the pandemic. It is important to allocate sufficient attention and resources to the prevention of late life depression and mental health as policymakers and health professionals continue to deal with the pandemic and future variants of the virus. |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-12-25 |
| Publishing country | Netherlands |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ISSN | 2667-0321 |
| ISSN (online) | 2667-0321 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ahr.2023.100178 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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