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Article

A Study of Older Adults’ Mental Health across 33 Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic

by
Carmen M. Tyler
1,
Grace B. McKee
1,2,
Elisabet Alzueta
3,4,
Paul B. Perrin
1,
Kristine Kingsley
5,
Fiona C. Baker
3,6 and
Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla
7,8,9,*
1
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
2
Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness Research and Treatment, Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Central Virginia VA Health Care System, Richmond, VA 23249, USA
3
Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
4
Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
5
Institute of Cognitive and Emotional Wellness, Westchester, NY 10801, USA
6
Department of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
7
BioCruces Health Research Institute, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain
8
IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
9
Department of Cell Biology and Histology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa, 48940 Vizcaya, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(10), 5090; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105090
Submission received: 19 April 2021 / Revised: 4 May 2021 / Accepted: 6 May 2021 / Published: 11 May 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Determinants of Health and Well-Being in at Risk Populations)
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Abstract

Despite older adults’ extremely high vulnerability to COVID-19 complications and death, few studies have examined how personal characteristics and the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the mental health of older adults at the global level. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among demographics, COVID-19 life impacts, and depression and anxiety in adults aged 60 and older from 33 countries. A sample of 823 older adults aged 60–94 and residing in 33 countries completed a 10-min online survey following recruitment from mailing lists and social media. Being separated from and having conflicts with loved ones predicted both anxiety and depression, as did residing in a country with higher income. Getting medical treatment for severe symptoms of COVID-19 and having decreased work responsibilities predicted depression, but adjustment to working from home and younger age predicted both depression and anxiety. Participants from Europe and Central Asia reported higher depression than those from all other regions and higher anxiety than those from Latin America and the Caribbean. The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious deleterious effects on the mental health of older adults worldwide. The current findings have direct implications for mental health services that may be delivered to older adults to help facilitate healthy psychological adjustment.
Keywords: older adults; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; depression; anxiety; mental health; international older adults; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; depression; anxiety; mental health; international

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Tyler, C.M.; McKee, G.B.; Alzueta, E.; Perrin, P.B.; Kingsley, K.; Baker, F.C.; Arango-Lasprilla, J.C. A Study of Older Adults’ Mental Health across 33 Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 5090. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105090

AMA Style

Tyler CM, McKee GB, Alzueta E, Perrin PB, Kingsley K, Baker FC, Arango-Lasprilla JC. A Study of Older Adults’ Mental Health across 33 Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(10):5090. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105090

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Tyler, Carmen M., Grace B. McKee, Elisabet Alzueta, Paul B. Perrin, Kristine Kingsley, Fiona C. Baker, and Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla. 2021. "A Study of Older Adults’ Mental Health across 33 Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 10: 5090. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105090

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Tyler, C. M., McKee, G. B., Alzueta, E., Perrin, P. B., Kingsley, K., Baker, F. C., & Arango-Lasprilla, J. C. (2021). A Study of Older Adults’ Mental Health across 33 Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(10), 5090. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105090

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