Factors Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Adults ≥60 Years Old during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

COVID-19 represents a threat to public health and the mental health of the aged population. Prevalence and risk factors of depression and anxiety have been reported in previous reviews in other populations; however, a systematic review on the factors associated with depression and anxiety in older a...

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Autores principales: Gianluca Ciuffreda, Sara Cabanillas-Barea, Andoni Carrasco-Uribarren, María Isabel Albarova-Corral, María Irache Argüello-Espinosa, Yolanda Marcén-Román
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e58b037ceeea4d2dba4ebba27b0884c52021-11-25T17:48:59ZFactors Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Adults ≥60 Years Old during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review10.3390/ijerph1822118591660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/e58b037ceeea4d2dba4ebba27b0884c52021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11859https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601COVID-19 represents a threat to public health and the mental health of the aged population. Prevalence and risk factors of depression and anxiety have been reported in previous reviews in other populations; however, a systematic review on the factors associated with depression and anxiety in older adults is not currently present in the literature. We searched PubMed, Embase, Scopus, ProQuest Psychology Database, Science Direct, Cochrane Library and SciELO databases (23 February 2021). The results were obtained by entering a combination of MeSH or Emtree terms with keywords related to COVID-19, elderly, depression and anxiety in the databases. A total of 11 studies were included in the systematic review. Female gender, loneliness, poor sleep quality and poor motor function were identified as factors associated with both depression and anxiety. Aspects related to having a stable and high monthly income represent protective factors for both depression and anxiety, and exercising was described as protective for depression. This study synthesised information and analysed the main factors associated with depression and anxiety in the older population during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the cross-sectional design of most of the included studies does not allow a causal relationship between the factors analysed and depression or anxiety.Gianluca CiuffredaSara Cabanillas-BareaAndoni Carrasco-UribarrenMaría Isabel Albarova-CorralMaría Irache Argüello-EspinosaYolanda Marcén-RománMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19depressionanxietymental healtholder adultsagedMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11859, p 11859 (2021)
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topic COVID-19
depression
anxiety
mental health
older adults
aged
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spellingShingle COVID-19
depression
anxiety
mental health
older adults
aged
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Gianluca Ciuffreda
Sara Cabanillas-Barea
Andoni Carrasco-Uribarren
María Isabel Albarova-Corral
María Irache Argüello-Espinosa
Yolanda Marcén-Román
Factors Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Adults ≥60 Years Old during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
description COVID-19 represents a threat to public health and the mental health of the aged population. Prevalence and risk factors of depression and anxiety have been reported in previous reviews in other populations; however, a systematic review on the factors associated with depression and anxiety in older adults is not currently present in the literature. We searched PubMed, Embase, Scopus, ProQuest Psychology Database, Science Direct, Cochrane Library and SciELO databases (23 February 2021). The results were obtained by entering a combination of MeSH or Emtree terms with keywords related to COVID-19, elderly, depression and anxiety in the databases. A total of 11 studies were included in the systematic review. Female gender, loneliness, poor sleep quality and poor motor function were identified as factors associated with both depression and anxiety. Aspects related to having a stable and high monthly income represent protective factors for both depression and anxiety, and exercising was described as protective for depression. This study synthesised information and analysed the main factors associated with depression and anxiety in the older population during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the cross-sectional design of most of the included studies does not allow a causal relationship between the factors analysed and depression or anxiety.
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author Gianluca Ciuffreda
Sara Cabanillas-Barea
Andoni Carrasco-Uribarren
María Isabel Albarova-Corral
María Irache Argüello-Espinosa
Yolanda Marcén-Román
author_facet Gianluca Ciuffreda
Sara Cabanillas-Barea
Andoni Carrasco-Uribarren
María Isabel Albarova-Corral
María Irache Argüello-Espinosa
Yolanda Marcén-Román
author_sort Gianluca Ciuffreda
title Factors Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Adults ≥60 Years Old during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
title_short Factors Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Adults ≥60 Years Old during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
title_full Factors Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Adults ≥60 Years Old during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr Factors Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Adults ≥60 Years Old during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed Factors Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Adults ≥60 Years Old during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
title_sort factors associated with depression and anxiety in adults ≥60 years old during the covid-19 pandemic: a systematic review
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