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Mentally healthy living after pandemic social distancing: a study of older Canadians reveals helpful anxiety reduction strategies

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dc.contributor.authorLow, Gail
dc.contributor.authorGutman, Gloria M
dc.contributor.authorGao, Zhiwei
dc.contributor.authorBacadini França, Alex
dc.contributor.authorvon Humboldt, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorVITORINO, LUCIANO
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Donna M.
dc.contributor.authorAllana, Hunaina
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-21T19:33:40Z
dc.date.available2024-05-21T19:33:40Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractBackground: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, older Canadians werethe most at risk of severe physical harm, including death, and their return topost-COVID life was expected to be especially anxiety-provoking. A studywas conducted to obtain nationally representative evidence of older Cana-dians’ self-perceived anxiety levels and their strategies to manage or miti-gate it as public health restrictions were lifting.Materials and Methods: This study had a cross-sectional descriptivedesign. An e-survey was used to collect data from 1327 Canadians aged60+ stratified by age, sex, and education to resemble the larger generalpopulation. Participants completed the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS-10)and indicated which of the 16 Centre for Addictions and Mental Health’s(2022) Coping with Stress and Anxiety strategies they were using to man-age or mitigate their anxiety when social distancing was lifting. Descriptivestatistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis were usedto explore the data.Results: While, on average, older Canadians were mildly anxious, nearlyone-quarter of responders rated their anxiety as severe. Age, sex, perceivedhealth, were statistically significant correlates of anxiety. Six coping strate-gies were associated with significantly lower anxiety scores. Moreover,accepting some fear and anxiety as normal, challenging worries and anx-ious thoughts, and practising relaxation/meditation appeared to increaseanxiety.Conclusion: Older Canadians used multiple strategies to manage or miti-gate their anxiety, and seemingly, with more successful than detrimentaltries. Practitioners have much to learn and understand about older people’smental health promotion efforts after social distancing, now and for futurepandemicspt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationLow, G., Wilson, D. M., Allana, H., Gutman, G., Gao, Z., França, A. B., von Humboldt, S., & Vitorino, L. M. (2024). Mentally healthy living after pandemic social distancing: a study of older Canadians reveals helpful anxiety reduction strategies. Psychogeriatrics, 24(3), 605–616. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.13103pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/psyg.13103pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn14798301
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9800
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltdpt_PT
dc.relationRES0056223pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAnxietypt_PT
dc.subjectCopingpt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectNational samplept_PT
dc.subjectOlder peoplept_PT
dc.subjectSurveypt_PT
dc.titleMentally healthy living after pandemic social distancing: a study of older Canadians reveals helpful anxiety reduction strategiespt_PT
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oaire.citation.titlePsychogeriatricspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume24pt_PT
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