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Article: Depressive Symptoms and Coping Strategies in Community-Dwelling Older People Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Method Study

TitleDepressive Symptoms and Coping Strategies in Community-Dwelling Older People Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Method Study
Authors
Keywordscoping
COVID-19
depressive symptoms
mental health
older Chinese
Issue Date2022
Citation
Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 2022, v. 65, n. 8, p. 866-882 How to Cite?
AbstractThis study aimed to examine depressive symptoms of community-dwelling older people amidst COVID-19 and explore how naturally occurring coping strategies were associated with depression. A mixed-method cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted with 375 older people aged 60 years and above between March and May 2020 in Hong Kong. Trained social workers interviewed participants and assessed depressive symptoms with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Attribute coding and thematic analysis were adopted for qualitative data analyses. Generalized linear models (GLM) were used to examine the effects of demographics, self-reported risk factors and coping strategies on PHQ-9 scores. Participants’ average PHQ-9 score was 1.9 (SD = 2.9), suggesting a low risk for depression in general. Over half of the participants reported adaptive coping strategies, including learning new things, staying physically, mentally, and socially active, and having a positive mind-set. GLM results indicated that living with family members (other than spouse) and/or others, maladaptive coping, and self-reported risk factors were significantly associated with higher PHQ-9 scores, while adaptive coping was significantly associated with lower PHQ-9 scores. Our study contributed to the growing literature on older people’s resilience and adaptive coping during the pandemic, and the results may have implications for mental health promotion and community care.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/326344
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 1.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.581
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dc.contributor.authorCheung, Johnson Chun Sing-
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Tianyin-
dc.contributor.authorLu, Shiyu-
dc.contributor.authorChui, Cheryl Hiu Kwan-
dc.contributor.authorLeung, Dara Kiu Yi-
dc.contributor.authorAu, Walker Siu Hong-
dc.contributor.authorKwok, Wai Wai-
dc.contributor.authorLum, Terry-
dc.contributor.authorWong, Gloria-
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-09T09:59:57Z-
dc.date.available2023-03-09T09:59:57Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Gerontological Social Work, 2022, v. 65, n. 8, p. 866-882-
dc.identifier.issn0163-4372-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/326344-
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to examine depressive symptoms of community-dwelling older people amidst COVID-19 and explore how naturally occurring coping strategies were associated with depression. A mixed-method cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted with 375 older people aged 60 years and above between March and May 2020 in Hong Kong. Trained social workers interviewed participants and assessed depressive symptoms with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Attribute coding and thematic analysis were adopted for qualitative data analyses. Generalized linear models (GLM) were used to examine the effects of demographics, self-reported risk factors and coping strategies on PHQ-9 scores. Participants’ average PHQ-9 score was 1.9 (SD = 2.9), suggesting a low risk for depression in general. Over half of the participants reported adaptive coping strategies, including learning new things, staying physically, mentally, and socially active, and having a positive mind-set. GLM results indicated that living with family members (other than spouse) and/or others, maladaptive coping, and self-reported risk factors were significantly associated with higher PHQ-9 scores, while adaptive coping was significantly associated with lower PHQ-9 scores. Our study contributed to the growing literature on older people’s resilience and adaptive coping during the pandemic, and the results may have implications for mental health promotion and community care.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Gerontological Social Work-
dc.subjectcoping-
dc.subjectCOVID-19-
dc.subjectdepressive symptoms-
dc.subjectmental health-
dc.subjectolder Chinese-
dc.titleDepressive Symptoms and Coping Strategies in Community-Dwelling Older People Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Method Study-
dc.typeArticle-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1080/01634372.2022.2061662-
dc.identifier.pmid35410585-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85129218262-
dc.identifier.volume65-
dc.identifier.issue8-
dc.identifier.spage866-
dc.identifier.epage882-
dc.identifier.eissn1540-4048-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000781760800001-

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