ArticleThe Gerontologist2021
The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lived Experience of Diverse Older Adults Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment.
Article in The Gerontologist, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06221202 (Stories in the Moment), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Stories in the Moment: Dance Program for People Living With Dementia
Who cites it
31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Older adults and online health misinformation: a systematic literature review.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Dementia and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment Can Correct COVID-19 Health-Related Misconceptions.Health science reports · 2026Article
- An integrative review of loneliness and quality of life in older adults who lived alone during COVID-19: considerations for supporting reconnection.BMC geriatrics · 2025Review
- Social Connectedness of Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence by Survey Mode and Respondent Dementia.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Prioritizing Protecting Oneself Over the COVID-19 Virus Versus Other Health and Social Needs Among Older Adults Living Alone: A Qualitative Study.The Gerontologist · 2024Article
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- Lived experiences of South African rehabilitation practitioners during coronavirus disease 2019.African journal of disability · 2024Article
- Frailty and suicidal ideation among older adults living alone in the community: a moderated mediation model of perceived burdensomeness and positive emotions.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Changes in late-life assistance networks for Black and White older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2023Article
- Perceptions of the Role of Living Alone in Providing Services to Patients With Cognitive Impairment.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Cognition and Functionality Were Not Affected Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment and AD Dementia Attending Digital Non-Pharmacologic Interventions.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- The Relationship Between Meaning in Life and Health Behaviors in Adults Aged 55 Years and Over During the COVID-19 Pandemic: the Mediating Role of Risk Perception and the Moderating Role of Powerful Others Health Locus of Control.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on quality of life in Peruvian older adults: construct validity, reliability and invariance of the COV19-Impact on Quality of Life (COV19-QoL) measurement.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2023Article
- Older people's experience of the partial lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- The experience of living alone as an older woman in the UK during the Covid pandemic: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.BMC public health · 2023Article
- [Health-management experiences among older women living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic: A photovoice study].Journal of Korean gerontological nursing · 2023Article
- Everyday Experiences of People Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Addressing Suicide Risk in Patients Living With Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond.The Gerontologist · 2022Article
- Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on People With Dementia From the Perspective of Family and Friends: Thematic Analysis of Tweets.JMIR aging · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesEven before the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults with cognitive impairment living alone (an estimated 4.3 million individuals in the United States) were at high risk for negative health outcomes. There is an urgent need to learn how this population is managing during the pandemic. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsThis is a qualitative study of 24 adults aged 55 and older living alone with cognitive impairment from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds. Participants' lived experiences during the pandemic were elicited via 59 ethnographic interviews conducted over the phone either in English, Spanish, or Cantonese. Using a qualitative content analysis approach, interview transcripts were analyzed to identify codes and themes.
resultsQualitative analysis of transcripts revealed 5 themes: (a) fear generated by the pandemic, (b) distress stemming from feeling extremely isolated, (c) belief in misinformation, (d) strategies for coping during the pandemic, and (e) the importance of access to essential services. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: This pandemic put a spotlight on the precarity and unmet needs of older adults living alone with cognitive impairment. Findings underscore the need to expand access to home care aides and mental health services for this population.
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