Correlates to psychological distress in frail older community-dwellers undergoing lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic

• DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-03072-w
• Publication Date: 2022-06-23T15:04:02Z
• Authors: Carmina Castellan...; Laura M. Pérez; Luis Soto-Bagaria; Ester Risco; Maria Victoria Mazo; Ana Gómez; Daniel Salvador; Javier Yanguas; María B. Enfedaque; Alessandro Morandi; Mariona Font; Vanessa Davey; Marco Inzitari
• Keywords: Pandemic

This study identifies correlates of the lockdown's psychological distress in frail older community-dwellers (Catalonia, Spain).Participants from a community frailty intervention program, with comprehensive geriatric assessment within 12-months pre-lockdown and COVID-19 free during first pandemic wave (March-May 2020), underwent phone past lockdown to assess COVID-19-related emotional (DME) as well other sociodemograhic, clinical psychosocial factors.Of 94 adults (age = 82,34 ± 6,12 years; 68,1% women; 38,3% living alone), 84,9% were at risk experiencing moderate-to-high distress, according backward stepwise logistic regression model obtained (χ2 47,007, p < 0,001, Nagelkerke R2 0,528), based on following factors: absence depressive symptoms before (OR 0,12, 0,014, 95%CI[0,023-0,647]), not carrying out leisure activities 0,257, 0,023, 95%CI[0,079-0,832]) currently high malaise due situation 1,504, 95%CI[1,241-1,822]).These findings suggest that it is necessary favour prior overall health status empower use broad repertoire coping strategies face adversity foster mental keep bay potential impact generated by COVID pandemic.