Older Adults’ Resilience Against Impact of Lifestyle Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Background: Older adults were expected to experience a decline in physical activities and an increase in social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We investigated the changes in living conditions of 508 older adults (79.70 years ± 0.88) before (from July to December 2019) and during (i...
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| author | Ayaka Kasuga Saori Yasumoto Takeshi Nakagawa Yoshiko Ishioka Akari Kikuchi Hiroki Inagaki Madoka Ogawa Noriko Hori Yukie Masui Hwang Choe Hiroyuki Muto Mai Kabayama Kayo Godai Kazunori Ikebe Kei Kamide Tatsuro Ishizaki Yasuyuki Gondo |
| author_facet | Ayaka Kasuga Saori Yasumoto Takeshi Nakagawa Yoshiko Ishioka Akari Kikuchi Hiroki Inagaki Madoka Ogawa Noriko Hori Yukie Masui Hwang Choe Hiroyuki Muto Mai Kabayama Kayo Godai Kazunori Ikebe Kei Kamide Tatsuro Ishizaki Yasuyuki Gondo |
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| description | Background: Older adults were expected to experience a decline in physical activities and an increase in social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We investigated the changes in living conditions of 508 older adults (79.70 years ± 0.88) before (from July to December 2019) and during (in August 2020) the pandemic. We compared the mean score for the same individual instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), frequency of going out, exercise, and social interaction at two-time points. We also examined the influence of living arrangement (living alone or not) on the frequency of exercise and social interaction. Results: The frequency of going out decreased during the pandemic (in 2020); however, there was no significant change in IADL. The frequency of exercise and social interaction increased irrespective of the living arrangement. The frequency of exercise increased more in those living alone. Conclusions: Although older adults refrained from going out, they compensated for the risks of inactivity in daily life by increasing or maintaining their frequency of exercise and social interactions. The view that “older adults have a poor ability to accommodate the lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic” may be a stereotypical assumption. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a3729a36b8f46e9a37f5ed11408167c2022-12-22T02:49:26ZengSAGE PublishingGerontology and Geriatric Medicine2333-72142022-08-01810.1177/23337214221116226Older Adults’ Resilience Against Impact of Lifestyle Changes During the COVID-19 PandemicAyaka Kasuga0Saori Yasumoto1Takeshi Nakagawa2Yoshiko Ishioka3Akari Kikuchi4Hiroki Inagaki5Madoka Ogawa6Noriko Hori7Yukie Masui8Hwang Choe9Hiroyuki Muto10Mai Kabayama11Kayo Godai12Kazunori Ikebe13Kei Kamide14Tatsuro Ishizaki15Yasuyuki Gondo16Osaka University, Suita, JapanOsaka University, Suita, JapanNational Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, JapanO.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, IndiaOsaka University, Suita, JapanTokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Itabashi, JapanOsaka University, Suita, JapanTokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Itabashi, JapanTokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Itabashi, JapanOsaka University, Suita, JapanKyoto University, Kyoto, JapanOsaka University, Suita, JapanOsaka University, Suita, JapanOsaka University, Suita, JapanOsaka University, Suita, JapanTokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Itabashi, JapanOsaka University, Suita, JapanBackground: Older adults were expected to experience a decline in physical activities and an increase in social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We investigated the changes in living conditions of 508 older adults (79.70 years ± 0.88) before (from July to December 2019) and during (in August 2020) the pandemic. We compared the mean score for the same individual instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), frequency of going out, exercise, and social interaction at two-time points. We also examined the influence of living arrangement (living alone or not) on the frequency of exercise and social interaction. Results: The frequency of going out decreased during the pandemic (in 2020); however, there was no significant change in IADL. The frequency of exercise and social interaction increased irrespective of the living arrangement. The frequency of exercise increased more in those living alone. Conclusions: Although older adults refrained from going out, they compensated for the risks of inactivity in daily life by increasing or maintaining their frequency of exercise and social interactions. The view that “older adults have a poor ability to accommodate the lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic” may be a stereotypical assumption.https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214221116226 |
| spellingShingle | Ayaka Kasuga Saori Yasumoto Takeshi Nakagawa Yoshiko Ishioka Akari Kikuchi Hiroki Inagaki Madoka Ogawa Noriko Hori Yukie Masui Hwang Choe Hiroyuki Muto Mai Kabayama Kayo Godai Kazunori Ikebe Kei Kamide Tatsuro Ishizaki Yasuyuki Gondo Older Adults’ Resilience Against Impact of Lifestyle Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine |
| title | Older Adults’ Resilience Against Impact of Lifestyle Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | Older Adults’ Resilience Against Impact of Lifestyle Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Older Adults’ Resilience Against Impact of Lifestyle Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Older Adults’ Resilience Against Impact of Lifestyle Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | Older Adults’ Resilience Against Impact of Lifestyle Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | older adults resilience against impact of lifestyle changes during the covid 19 pandemic |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214221116226 |
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