Community Outbreak Moderates the Association Between COVID-19-Related Behaviors and COVID-19 Fear Among Older People: A One-Year Longitudinal Study in Taiwan

Although health behavior theories indicate that fear is effective in activating preventive behaviors, the question of whether COVID-19 severity moderates the association between fear of COVID-19 and preventive behaviors remains unclear. The present study investigated the association between the fear of COVID-19 and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 community outbreak of two severity levels in Taiwan. Data were obtained regarding the fear of COVID-19 and practice of preventive behaviors from 139 older people (mean age = 71.73 years; 30.2% men) through in-person interviews during a mild COVID-19 outbreak period (baseline assessment). Data from 126 of the 139 participants were obtained again through a telephone interview during a severe COVID-19 outbreak period (follow-up assessment). A significant increase in the fear of COVID-19 (d = 0.39, p < 0.001) and a decrease in preventive behaviors (d = 0.63, p < 0.001) were found in the follow-up assessment. The association between fear of COVID-19 and preventive behaviors was not significant at baseline (r = −0.07, p > 0.05) but became significant at the follow-up assessment (r = 0.32, p < 0.001). The severity of a COVID-19 outbreak may alter older people's psychological status and related behaviors.

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“Camminando e Leggendo ... Ricordo” (Walking and Reading ... I Remember): Prevention of Frailty Through the Promotion of Physical Activity and Reading in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Results from the TREDEM Registry

Journal of Alzheimer s Disease ◽

10.3233/jad-200542 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 77 (2) ◽

pp. 689-699

Author(s):

Maurizio Gallucci ◽

Anna Paola Mazzarolo ◽

Lucia Focella ◽

Cinzia Piovesan ◽

Manuela Mazzetto ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽

Older People ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Active Group ◽

Control Group ◽

Frailty Status ◽

One Year

Background: Frailty is a condition of increased vulnerability to exogenous and endogenous stressors, which is correlated with aging, functional decline, institutionalization, hospitalization, and mortality. Given the multifaceted nature of frailty, programs aimed at its prevention are recommended to act on multiple domains. Objective: The present intervention program aimed at assessing the effects of combined physical and cognitive training in older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and at investigating how their frailty status changed over one year of follow-up. Methods: Two-hundred and seven participants were recruited among outpatients of the Cognitive Impairment Center who agreed to receive a comprehensive assessment. Forty-six participants, who joined a structured program of physical activity and group readings for a period of one year, were defined as active. The remaining 161, who decided not to engage in those activities, were considered controls. In both groups, frailty status was assessed at baseline and over one year of follow-up. Results: Control participants showed twice the risk of becoming frail at 12 months compared with those in the active group. Participants in the active group had more than three times the probability of improving their frailty status compared with the control group from T0 to T12. Age and NPI scores were significantly associated with worsening frailty status. When analyses were restricted to participants who were robust at baseline, the frailty status varied significantly between groups over time. Conclusion: Findings of the present study confirm the beneficial effects of physical activity and reading to prevent frailty in older people with MCI.

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False positive results in ovarian cancer screening: One year follow-up of psychological status

Psychology and Health ◽

10.1080/08870449408401934 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 33-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Jane Wardle ◽

Amanda Pernet ◽

William Collins ◽

Thomas Bourne

Keyword(s):

Ovarian Cancer ◽

Cancer Screening ◽

False Positive ◽

Psychological Status ◽

Ovarian Cancer Screening ◽

One Year ◽

Positive Results

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Evaluation of a fall-prevention program in older people after femoral neck fracture: a one-year follow-up

Osteoporosis International ◽

10.1007/s00198-007-0507-9 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 801-809 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

M. Berggren ◽

M. Stenvall ◽

B. Olofsson ◽

Y. Gustafson

Keyword(s):

Femoral Neck ◽

Older People ◽

Femoral Neck Fracture ◽

Fall Prevention ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Fall Prevention Program ◽

Neck Fracture ◽

One Year

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Experiences of undergoing cardiac surgery among older people diagnosed with postoperative delirium: one year follow-up

BMC Nursing ◽

10.1186/s12912-015-0069-7 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Helena Claesson Lingehall ◽

Nina Smulter ◽

Birgitta Olofsson ◽

Elisabeth Lindahl

Keyword(s):

Cardiac Surgery ◽

Older People ◽

Postoperative Delirium ◽

One Year

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Does Adolescents’ Depressive Symptoms Increase the Possibility of Addictive Internet Gaming?: 1-year Follow up Study in Korea

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.2159 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (S1) ◽

pp. S204-S204 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S.J. Jo ◽

H.W. Yim ◽

J. Hyunsuk ◽

K. Eunjin ◽

S. Hye-Jung ◽

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Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Self Control ◽

Child Depression ◽

Baseline Assessment ◽

Observation Study ◽

Internet Gaming ◽

Child Depression Inventory ◽

Competing Interest ◽

One Year

IntroductionAdolescents’ Internet gaming disorders might influence on their social and psychological developmental tasks and physical health negatively. Depression is the commonly co-existed conditions with addictive Internet gaming, but not much research has been reported whether depressive symptoms would precede the addictive Internet gaming in this population.ObjectivesThis prospective observation study was performed to make clear whether adolescents’ depressive symptoms precede their addictive Internet gaming.AimsAdolescents’ 1-year incidence of the addictive Internet gaming was calculated, and test their depressive symptoms increase the incidence.MethodsIn Korea, whole students of the 1st grade in three middle schools were participated in this study. Baseline assessment of 508 students was performed via standardized self-reported questionnaire on May–June, 2015. Internet game use-elicited symptom screen (IGUESS) was used to addictive Internet gaming conditions. IGUESS is the 9-itemed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria-based instrument to screen high risk of Internet gaming disorders. Depressive symptoms was measured by Child Depression Inventory (CDI) group. One year after the baseline assessment, follow-up assessment was performed. Four hundred and forty-eight students have been participated in the 1-year check up without addictive Internet gaming at baseline.ResultsIn total, 4.7% of subjects had depressive symptoms at baseline, and incidence of addictive Internet gaming was 9.2%. After adjusted by sex, Internet game use per week, and self-control status, depressive symptoms of baseline increased the 1-year incidence of addictive Internet gaming significantly (OR = 3.5, P = 0.034).ConclusionsDepressive adolescents have higher possibility they could experience the addictive Internet gaming.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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The Association between Social Support Sources and Cognitive Function among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A One-Year Prospective Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16214228 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (21) ◽

pp. 4228 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Taiji Noguchi ◽

Ippei Nojima ◽

Tomoe Inoue-Hirakawa ◽

Hideshi Sugiura

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Older People ◽

Cognitive Decline ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Positive Association ◽

Japanese Version ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

One Year

There is evidence that social relationships may modify cognitive decline in older people. We examined the prospective association between social support and cognitive function among community-dwelling older people. Japanese adults recruited at health checkups in suburban towns were surveyed at baseline and one-year follow-up. Cognitive function was assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Japanese version (MoCA-J). Social support from coresiding family, non-coresiding family, and neighbors/friends was assessed using self-administered questionnaires. Multivariable linear regression analysis was conducted to examine the effects of social support on MoCA-J scores at follow-up. Data were analyzed from 121 older people (mean age (standard deviation): 73.86 (4.95) years). There was a positive association between social support exchanges with neighbors and friends and MoCA-J scores at follow-up after covariate adjustment (unstandardized β = 1.23, p = 0.006). Social support exchanges with coresiding family and non-coresiding family and relatives were not associated with MoCA-J scores at follow-up (coresiding family: Unstandardized β = 0.28, p = 0.813, non-coresiding family and relatives: Unstandardized β = 0.51, p = 0.238). The provision of emotional support to neighbors and friends had the largest effect on MoCA-J scores. Our findings suggest that social support exchanges with neighbors and friends are protective against cognitive decline.

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