Depression and Anxiety in Old Age during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Study of Individuals at Cardiovascular Risk and the General Population.

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dc.citation.issue4
dc.citation.volume20
dc.contributor.authorGerhards SK
dc.contributor.authorLuppa M
dc.contributor.authorRöhr S
dc.contributor.authorPabst A
dc.contributor.authorBauer A
dc.contributor.authorFrankhänel T
dc.contributor.authorDöhring J
dc.contributor.authorEscales C
dc.contributor.authorZöllinger IR
dc.contributor.authorOey A
dc.contributor.authorBrettschneider C
dc.contributor.authorWiese B
dc.contributor.authorHoffmann W
dc.contributor.authorGensichen J
dc.contributor.authorKönig H-H
dc.contributor.authorFrese T
dc.contributor.authorThyrian JR
dc.contributor.authorKaduszkiewicz H
dc.contributor.authorRiedel-Heller SG
dc.contributor.editorMiettunen J
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-16T02:32:55Z
dc.date.available2024-05-16T02:32:55Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-08
dc.description.abstractOur study aims to examine the associations of sociodemographic factors, social support, resilience, and perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic with late-life depression and anxiety symptoms in a cardiovascular risk group and a matched sample from the German general population during the beginning of the pandemic and draw a comparison regarding psychosocial characteristics. Data of n = 1236 participants (aged 64-81 years) were analyzed, with n = 618 participants showing a cardiovascular risk profile, and n = 618 participants from the general population. The cardiovascular risk sample had slightly higher levels of depressive symptoms and felt more threatened by the virus due to pre-existing conditions. In the cardiovascular risk group, social support was associated with less depressive and anxiety symptoms. In the general population, high social support was associated with less depressive symptoms. Experiencing high levels of worries due to COVID-19 was associated with more anxiety in the general population. Resilience was associated with less depressive and anxiety symptoms in both groups. Compared to the general population, the cardiovascular risk group showed slightly higher levels of depressive symptomatology even at the beginning of the pandemic and may be supported by addressing perceived social support and resilience in prevention programs targeting mental health.
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dc.edition.editionFebruary 2023
dc.format.pagination2975-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36833671
dc.identifier.citationGerhards SK, Luppa M, Röhr S, Pabst A, Bauer A, Frankhänel T, Döhring J, Escales C, Zöllinger IR, Oey A, Brettschneider C, Wiese B, Hoffmann W, Gensichen J, König H-H, Frese T, Thyrian JR, Kaduszkiewicz H, Riedel-Heller SG. (2023). Depression and Anxiety in Old Age during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Study of Individuals at Cardiovascular Risk and the General Population.. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 20. 4. (pp. 2975-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph20042975
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.number2975
dc.identifier.piiijerph20042975
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69583
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/4/2975
dc.relation.isPartOfInt J Environ Res Public Health
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemic
dc.subjectanxiety
dc.subjectcardiovascular risk
dc.subjectdepressive symptoms
dc.subjectold age
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectCardiovascular Diseases
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subjectAnxiety
dc.subjectHeart Disease Risk Factors
dc.titleDepression and Anxiety in Old Age during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Study of Individuals at Cardiovascular Risk and the General Population.
dc.typeJournal article
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