Agency and Mental Health Among Peruvian Older Adults During the Covid-19 Lockdown

Bibliographic Data

ID12443579
AuthorsOscar Flores-Flores (0000-0002-9780-937X, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Facultad de Medicina Humana, Centro de Investigación del Envejecimiento (CIEN) , Lima , Peru, corresponding author), Diego Otero-Oyague (Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Facultad de Medicina Humana, Centro de Investigación del Envejecimiento (CIEN) , Lima , Peru), Lorena Rey-Evangelista (0000-0001-8081-3965, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Facultad de Medicina Humana, Centro de Investigación del Envejecimiento (CIEN) , Lima , Peru), Alejandro Zevallos-Morales (0000-0002-5314-8469, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Facultad de Medicina Humana, Centro de Investigación del Envejecimiento (CIEN) , Lima , Peru), Gabriela Ramos-Bonilla (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú), Ivonne Carrión (0000-0001-5145-0528, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Facultad de Medicina Humana, Centro de Investigación del Envejecimiento (CIEN) , Lima , Peru), Vanessa Patiño (Asociación Benéfica PRISMA , Lima , Peru), Suzanne L Pollard (0000-0001-9019-5259, Johns Hopkins University), José F Parodi (0000-0002-0336-0584, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Facultad de Medicina Humana, Centro de Investigación del Envejecimiento (CIEN) , Lima , Peru), John R Hurst (0000-0002-7246-6040, UCL Respiratory, University College London , London , UK), Joseph J Gallo (0000-0002-7878-0321, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore, Maryland , USA), Rodney Reynolds (High Point University), Rodney A Reynolds (High Point University)
EditorsKate De Medeiros (0000-0002-3995-3170)
Year2023
Volume78
Issue6
Pages1109-1117
Publication date2023-03-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gbad040
PMID36869737
OpenAlexW4323066582
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited20

Peruvian older adults exerted agency in different ways to respond to and sustain their mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown. Policymakers should value and recognize the agency of older adults when planning future health responses

Agency (philosophy · Mental health · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Gerontology