Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the living conditions and physical functioning of community-dwelling older adults
Background: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) changed the lives of older adults as well as their activities, and these changes will likely impact their physical functioning. However, few reports have prospectively assessed the individual characteristics and pandemic-related changes assoc...
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| author | Satoko Sasaki Shigeru Ota Kazuyoshi Takashima Yoshiyasu Dezaki Tomomi Sato Yumi Sakogashira Hitoshi Okamura |
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The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) changed the lives of older adults as well as their activities, and these changes will likely impact their physical functioning. However, few reports have prospectively assessed the individual characteristics and pandemic-related changes associated with the living conditions and physical functioning of community-dwelling older adults or clarified the associated factors. This study evaluated the changes in the living conditions and physical functioning of community-dwelling older adults due to the COVID-19 pandemic and identified the associated factors.
Methods:
Forty-one community-dwelling older adults who met the eligibility criteria were surveyed before and after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic to assess their living conditions and physical functioning. The association between changes in physical functioning and the characteristics of older adults was examined using multiple regression analysis.
Results:
It was demonstrated that the number of participants who indicated that they rarely went out increased approximately threefold after the first wave of the pandemic. In addition, significant differences were found in 5-meter walking speeds (comfort speed) of participants after the first wave; however, the change was significantly lower for the group requiring nursing care than for the group requiring assistance.
Conclusions:
These results indicate that, given the increased number of homebound older adults due to the pandemic, more attention should be given to maintain physical functioning of older adults, specifically those requiring nursing care. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2af7890fae704ee5976c0c71ac2a9d552025-08-20T02:57:16ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352025-04-011441409141510.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1137_24Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the living conditions and physical functioning of community-dwelling older adultsSatoko SasakiShigeru OtaKazuyoshi TakashimaYoshiyasu DezakiTomomi SatoYumi SakogashiraHitoshi OkamuraBackground: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) changed the lives of older adults as well as their activities, and these changes will likely impact their physical functioning. However, few reports have prospectively assessed the individual characteristics and pandemic-related changes associated with the living conditions and physical functioning of community-dwelling older adults or clarified the associated factors. This study evaluated the changes in the living conditions and physical functioning of community-dwelling older adults due to the COVID-19 pandemic and identified the associated factors. Methods: Forty-one community-dwelling older adults who met the eligibility criteria were surveyed before and after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic to assess their living conditions and physical functioning. The association between changes in physical functioning and the characteristics of older adults was examined using multiple regression analysis. Results: It was demonstrated that the number of participants who indicated that they rarely went out increased approximately threefold after the first wave of the pandemic. In addition, significant differences were found in 5-meter walking speeds (comfort speed) of participants after the first wave; however, the change was significantly lower for the group requiring nursing care than for the group requiring assistance. Conclusions: These results indicate that, given the increased number of homebound older adults due to the pandemic, more attention should be given to maintain physical functioning of older adults, specifically those requiring nursing care.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1137_24community-dwelling older adultscovid-19homeboundlong-term care insurancewalking speed |
| spellingShingle | Satoko Sasaki Shigeru Ota Kazuyoshi Takashima Yoshiyasu Dezaki Tomomi Sato Yumi Sakogashira Hitoshi Okamura Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the living conditions and physical functioning of community-dwelling older adults Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care community-dwelling older adults covid-19 homebound long-term care insurance walking speed |
| title | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the living conditions and physical functioning of community-dwelling older adults |
| title_full | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the living conditions and physical functioning of community-dwelling older adults |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the living conditions and physical functioning of community-dwelling older adults |
| title_short | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the living conditions and physical functioning of community-dwelling older adults |
| title_sort | impact of the covid 19 pandemic on the living conditions and physical functioning of community dwelling older adults |
| topic | community-dwelling older adults covid-19 homebound long-term care insurance walking speed |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1137_24 |
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