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AuthorOuanes, Sami
AuthorKumar, Rajeev
AuthorDoleh, Esraa Saleh Idriss
AuthorSmida, Malek
AuthorAl-Kaabi, Abdulaziz
AuthorAl-Shahrani, Ahmad Medawi
AuthorMohamedsalih, Ghassan Ahmed
AuthorAhmed, Nagi Eltagi
AuthorAssar, Ahmed
AuthorKhoodoruth, Mohamed Adil Shah
AuthorAbuKhattab, Mohammed
AuthorMaslamani, Muna Al
AuthorAlAbdulla, Majid Ali
Available date2024-03-04T03:41:15Z
Publication Date2021
Publication NameArchives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
ResourceScopus
ISSN1674943
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2021.104457
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/52592
AbstractIntroduction: Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) quarantine has been associated with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. We hypothesize these symptoms might even be more pronounced in the elderly, who may be particularly sensitive to social isolation. However, certain individuals might be more resilient than others due to their coping mechanisms, including religious coping. Objectives: We aimed to examine the levels of perceived stress, depressive, and anxiety symptoms in older adults under COVID-19 quarantine in Qatar; and to identify the sociodemographic, psychological, and clinical factors associated with mental health outcomes, with a focus on the role of resilience, and religiosity. Methods: A cross-sectional study assessing depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms as well as resilience, and religiosity through a phone survey in adults aged 60 years or more under COVID-19 quarantine in the State of Qatar, in comparison to age and gender-matched controls. Results: The prevalence of depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms in elderly subjects under COVID-19 quarantine in Qatar was not significantly different from the prevalence in gender and age-matched controls. In the quarantined group, higher depressive, anxiety, and stress scores were associated with the female gender and with lower resilience scores but were not linked to age, psychiatric history, medical history, duration of quarantine, or religiosity. Conclusion: The elderly population does not seem to develop significant COVID-19 quarantine-related psychological distress, possibly thanks to high resilience and effective coping strategies developed through the years.
SponsorNone.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
Subjectanxiety
COVID-19
depression
elderly
mental health
resilience
spirituality
stress
TitleMental Health, resilience, and religiosity in the elderly under COVID-19 quarantine in Qatar
TypeArticle
Volume Number96
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