Covid‐19 lockdown: a perfect storm for older people’s mental health

Webb, Lucy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2580-3654 (2021) Covid‐19 lockdown: a perfect storm for older people’s mental health. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 28 (2). p. 300. ISSN 1351-0126

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Abstract

The management of lockdown presents a perfect storm for mental distress for older people by enforcing isolation and heightening perceptions of risk of death and illness. While gradual release from lockdown will maintain protection of those most at risk from covid‐19, older people will experience social isolation for the longest period as the over 75s carry the highest mortality risk (WHO, 2020). Isolation is strongly linked to depression, anxiety, and cognitive decline, and reduces resilience factors such as self‐worth, sense of purpose and feeling valued (Novotney, 2019). However, in addition to sustained isolation, governmental management of lockdown presents other challenges for older people.

Item Type:	Article (Letter)
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	15 May 2020 13:56
Publisher:	Wiley
Additional Information:	This is an open access letter to the editor which appeared in Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, published by and copyright Wiley.
Divisions:	Faculties > Health and Education
Subject terms:	Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Nursing, Psychiatry, Humans, Geriatric Assessment, Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Psychiatric Nursing, Quarantine, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Surveys and Questionnaires, United Kingdom, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Physical Distancing, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, COVID-19, Geriatric Assessment, Humans, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Physical Distancing, Psychiatric Nursing, Quarantine, SARS-CoV-2, Surveys and Questionnaires, United Kingdom, 11 Medical and Health Sciences, 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Nursing
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/625743
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12644
ISSN	1351-0126
e-ISSN	1365-2850

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