Loneliness, sadness, and feelings of social disconnection in older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Holaday LW, Oladele CR, Miller SM, Dueñas MI, Roy B, Ross JS. Loneliness, sadness, and feelings of social disconnection in older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 70: 329-340. PMID: 34850379, PMCID: PMC8896574, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careMedicare beneficiariesMultivariable logistic regression modelCOVID-19 pandemicOlder adultsOlder Medicare beneficiariesFeelings of lonelinessHistory of depressionPublic health measuresCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicitySubsequent morbidityLower oddsBlack beneficiariesHealth measuresSocial disconnectionSociodemographic variablesThe Association Between History of Depression and Access to Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Balasuriya L, Quinton JK, Canavan ME, Holland ML, Edelman EJ, Druss BG, Ross JS. The Association Between History of Depression and Access to Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 36: 3778-3785. PMID: 34405350, PMCID: PMC8370448, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06990-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported historyHistory of depressionMental health outcomesMedicare beneficiariesHealth outcomesCOVID-19Adverse health outcomesPARTICIPANTSCross-sectional studyMental health effectsUnmet social needsClinical characteristicsHigh riskKey ResultsParticipantsPublic Use FileMedical careGreater riskMental healthHealth effectsCareDepressionUse FileCOVID-19 pandemicOutcomesGreater inabilityMedicare