September 11, 2020

Worries, Strategies and Confidence of Older Chinese Adults During the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact

Keywords (Tags): China, mental health personal impact

• Results from online surveys disseminated to Chinese adults during the initial (n=1,148) and second stages (n=470) of the COVID-19 pandemic showed that watchfulness among older Chinese adults fluctuated over time and their worries gradually increased. In the first wave, older adults were less likely to worry about being infected by COVID-19 and reported less attention paid to protective measures than young adults. However, as the disease evolved, older participants in the second wave were more worried than young adults and older adults in the first wave.

  Jiang et al. (Sept 10, 2020). Worries, Strategies and Confidence of Older Chinese Adults During the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32909299