Open AccessChanges in Cognitive and Functional Status and in Quality of Life of Older Outpatients during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Alberto Sardella,
Emanuele Chiara,
Angela Alibrandi,
Federica Bellone,
Antonino Catalano,
Vittorio Lenzo,
Maria C. Quattropani,
Giorgio Carmelo Basile
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.397
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1423-0003
pISSN - 0304-324X
DOI - 10.1159/000525041
Subject(s) - quality of life (healthcare) , pandemic , gerontology , medicine , cognition , social isolation , mental health , covid-19 , disease , psychiatry , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Older adults denoted one of the populations that mostly suffered from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The cost of confinement was paid in terms of social isolation, distance from relatives and friends, lack of social support, and limited access to the healthcare system, which had a negative impact on health of older adults with comorbidities and frailty.