COVID-19 measures and their impact on mental health of older people and the effect of perceived stress and resilience
Wittmann, F.; Czock, D.; Frese, T.; Gensichen, J.; Haefeli, W.; Hoffmann, W.; Kaduszkiewicz, H.; König, H.; Thyrian, J.; Wiese, B.; Luppa, M.; Riedel-Heller, S. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2022 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Einleitung With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, governmental measures including restrictions of personal contacts and social distancing were imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19. Since the elderly are at increased risk of infection, they were particularly affected by these measures. At the same time, the measures may negatively affect mental health by increasing risk for loneliness and social isolation that in turn constitute risk factors for depressive symptoms. Study goals were therefore to analyse the impact of perceived restriction by governmental measures on depressive symptoms and to investigate…
