Open AccessThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on depression in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Dae Jong Oh,
Hee Won Yang,
Seung Wan Suh,
Seonjeong Byun,
Tae Hui Kim,
Kyung Phil Kwak,
Bong-Jo Kim,
Shin Gyeom Kim,
Jeong Lan Kim,
Seok Woo Moon,
Joon Hyuk Park,
SeungHo Ryu,
Dong Woo Lee,
Seok Bum Lee,
Jung Jae Lee,
Jin Hyeong Jhoo,
Jong Bin Bae,
Ji Won Han,
Ki Woong Kim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.857
H-Index - 209
eISSN - 1469-8978
pISSN - 0033-2917
DOI - 10.1017/s0033291721005018
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , pandemic , medicine , odds ratio , psychiatry , cohort study , major depressive disorder , logistic regression , cohort , mental health , confidence interval , geriatric depression scale , psychology , gerontology , demography , covid-19 , depressive symptoms , disease , anxiety , mood , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics
There are growing concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of older adults. We examined the effect of the pandemic on the risk of depression in older adults.