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The Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults in China: A Systematic Review
Considered at a high risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults in China not only face the disadvantages caused by their relatively low immune systems, but also the challenges brought about by the complex psychological environment in which they spend this special period of their life. However,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9657377/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36361241 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114362 |
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author | Liu, Jingyuan Kwan, Crystal Deng, Jie Hu, Yuxi |
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description | Considered at a high risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults in China not only face the disadvantages caused by their relatively low immune systems, but also the challenges brought about by the complex psychological environment in which they spend this special period of their life. However, a thorough study on the impact of the pandemic on older adults’ mental health in China remains scant. Hence, this research aimed to investigate the question: What are the mental health outcomes and associated risk factors of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults in China? Two Chinese academic databases (China National Knowledge Infrastructure and WANFANG DATA) as well as six English academic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, MEDLINE, Social Science, and Google Scholar) were searched while following PRISMA guidelines. Studies were selected according to the predetermined inclusion criteria. Further, relatively high detective rates of mental health disorders, including anxiety symptoms (4.9% to 48.6%), depression symptoms (13.8% to 58.7%), hypochondria (11.9%), suicidal ideation (4.1%), along with worries and fear (55.7%) were all reported. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a threat to not only the physical, but also the psychological health of Chinese older adults. The most common risk factors of psychological distress among Chinese older adults were found in female gender, living in rural areas, coexisting chronic diseases, and insufficient knowledge about the COVID pandemic. As a result, government policy and psychological guidelines that are created in order to alleviate the adverse effects of COVID-19 on older adults’ mental health, need to be further developed. |
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spelling | pubmed-96573772022-11-15 The Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults in China: A Systematic Review Liu, Jingyuan Kwan, Crystal Deng, Jie Hu, Yuxi Int J Environ Res Public Health Systematic Review Considered at a high risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults in China not only face the disadvantages caused by their relatively low immune systems, but also the challenges brought about by the complex psychological environment in which they spend this special period of their life. However, a thorough study on the impact of the pandemic on older adults’ mental health in China remains scant. Hence, this research aimed to investigate the question: What are the mental health outcomes and associated risk factors of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults in China? Two Chinese academic databases (China National Knowledge Infrastructure and WANFANG DATA) as well as six English academic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, MEDLINE, Social Science, and Google Scholar) were searched while following PRISMA guidelines. Studies were selected according to the predetermined inclusion criteria. Further, relatively high detective rates of mental health disorders, including anxiety symptoms (4.9% to 48.6%), depression symptoms (13.8% to 58.7%), hypochondria (11.9%), suicidal ideation (4.1%), along with worries and fear (55.7%) were all reported. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a threat to not only the physical, but also the psychological health of Chinese older adults. The most common risk factors of psychological distress among Chinese older adults were found in female gender, living in rural areas, coexisting chronic diseases, and insufficient knowledge about the COVID pandemic. As a result, government policy and psychological guidelines that are created in order to alleviate the adverse effects of COVID-19 on older adults’ mental health, need to be further developed. MDPI 2022-11-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9657377/ /pubmed/36361241 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114362 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Systematic Review Liu, Jingyuan Kwan, Crystal Deng, Jie Hu, Yuxi The Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults in China: A Systematic Review |
title | The Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults in China: A Systematic Review |
title_full | The Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults in China: A Systematic Review |
title_fullStr | The Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults in China: A Systematic Review |
title_full_unstemmed | The Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults in China: A Systematic Review |
title_short | The Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults in China: A Systematic Review |
title_sort | mental health impact of the covid-19 pandemic on older adults in china: a systematic review |
topic | Systematic Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9657377/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36361241 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114362 |
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