Loneliness in Older Adults Living in Puerto Rico During the Covid-19 Pandemic
An Underexamined Public Health Concern
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6063933 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Camacho (0000-0002-0535-7450, University of Illinois Chicago, corresponding author), Matthew R Morgan (0000-0003-2173-8437, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA), Jerad H Moxley (Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA), Jerad Moxley (0000-0002-4362-9963, Cornell University), Denise Burnette (0000-0003-3302-7317, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 79-98 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/07399863241292097 |
| OpenAlex | W4403686323 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 65 |
Few studies have examined the mental health of older adults in low resource settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used a negative binomial regression with a log linear link function to model the effects of demographic, health, and social factors and common pandemic-related experiences on loneliness in older adults in Puerto Rico. Data are from a 2021 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices survey about COVID-19 with persons aged 60+ who reside in Puerto Rico ( N = 213). Almost 40% of study participants met the loneliness cutoff score (≥6) on the UCLA Three-Item Loneliness Scale. Age, psychological distress, and psychological sense of community were associated with loneliness. We discuss cultural and contextual factors (e.g., familism, outmigration after Hurricane María, under-resourced healthcare system) that may influence loneliness. We conclude that culturally consonant and contextually feasible public health measures should focus on key correlates in developing loneliness interventions for older adults in Puerto Rico
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Environmental health · Loneliness · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Public health · Social isolation · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology · Virology
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| Highly cited | No |