A longitudinal study monitoring the quality of life in a national cohort of older adults in Chile before and during the COVID-19 outbreak

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dc.contributor.authorHerrera Ponce, María Soledad
dc.contributor.authorElgueta, Raúl
dc.contributor.authorFernández Lorca, María Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorGiacoman Hernández, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorLeal Valenzuela, Daniella
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, Pío
dc.contributor.authorRubio Acuña, Miriam
dc.contributor.authorBustamante Palma, Felipe Andrés
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-08T13:37:03Z
dc.date.available2021-03-08T13:37:03Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2021-02-28T01:03:18Z
dc.description.abstractBackground:Confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic has placed great stress on older adults, which may be affecting their quality of life. Thus, this study aims to describe the changes in mental and physical health, isolation and loneliness, residence and socioeconomic resources in a national cohort of Chilean older adults before and during the COVID-19 outbreak. It also analyzes the changes in depressive symptoms by changes in the other quality of life indicators before and during the COVID-19 outbreak. Possible methodological biases of telephone surveys in older adults living in non-developed countries are also discussed. Methods: Between June and September 2020, a random subsample of 720 people who had participated in the face-to-face V National Survey on Quality of Life in Older Adults in Chile conducted at the end of 2019 was followed up by telephone. Descriptive bivariate analyses were performed using t-test and non-parametric tests for independent variables, comparing the baseline sample with the current 2020 follow-up sample during the peak of the pandemic outbreak in Latin America. Furthermore, descriptive bivariate analysis through t-test and non-parametric test for paired samples compared the follow-up subsample at baseline with the not-included sample, examining possible biases of the telephone interview compared with the face-to-face interview. Results: In the panel, there was no variation in self-rated health. The health symptoms that worsened were memory, stomach, and mood problems. Depressive symptoms and anxiety increased; similarly, smartphone users, social contacts, intergenerational co-residence and resilience increased. The telephone follow-up sample had a higher educational level and greater smartphone use than those not included in the subsample. Conclusions: Although some physical and mental health indicators have worsened during the pandemic, older adults mobilized resources that could allow them to maintain their quality of life, such as improved resilience. Thus, these findings can guide future research and the development of efficient strategies to improve these resources among older adults to ensure wellbeing.
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dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12877-021-02110-3
dc.identifier.pubmedid33637054
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID: 85101769348
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02110-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/52698
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000624485400002
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.revistaBMC Geriatricses_ES
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.licenseAtribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es
dc.subjectCOVID-19es_ES
dc.subjectConfinementes_ES
dc.subjectDepressive symptomses_ES
dc.subjectResiliencees_ES
dc.subjectConnectednesses_ES
dc.subjectLonelinesses_ES
dc.subjectHealth problemses_ES
dc.subjectSmartphonees_ES
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.subject.deweyMedicina y saludes_ES
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleA longitudinal study monitoring the quality of life in a national cohort of older adults in Chile before and during the COVID-19 outbreakes_ES
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dc.volumen21
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sipa.codpersvinculados133806
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