Who is really at risk? The contribution of death anxiety in suicide risk and loneliness among older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12097581 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniela Aisenberg-Shafran (0000-0001-6649-5489, Ruppin Academic Center, corresponding author), Liora Bar-Tur (0000-0003-2477-8311, Ruppin Academic Center), Yossi Levi‐Belz (0000-0002-8865-5639, Ruppin Academic Center) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 2517-2522 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Death Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0748-1187 • E-ISSN: 1091-7683 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07481187.2021.1947416 |
| PMID | 34280075 |
| OpenAlex | W3183591397 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 23 |
Isolation and quarantine imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic increased the age-related risk for depression and suicide. However, not all older adults endure the same distress levels. We aimed to identify those at higher risk of depression, perceived loneliness, and suicide, comparing self-reports of depression, loneliness, suicide risk, and death anxiety among 277 participants in three age groups recruited through social media. Older adults reported fewer depression symptoms and lower distress levels but greater suicide risk. Death anxiety was found predictive of depression and suicidality, offering an important criterion for assessing who is really at risk among the non-homogeneous group of older adults
Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Disease · Distress · Injury prevention · Loneliness · Medical emergency · Pandemic · Poison control · Psychiatry · Social isolation · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology
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We Are Staying at Home.” Association of Self-perceptions of Aging, Personal and Family Resources, and Loneliness With Psychological Distress During the Lock-Down Period of Covid-19
Death across the lifespan
The revised Ucla Loneliness Scale
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |