CONCERNED AND LONELY AMIDST COVID-19: FINANCIAL STRAIN AND LATER-LIFE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN NEVADA
Tirth Bhatta, Dante Miller, Nirmala Lekhak · 2023
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Older adults in Nevada face some of the nation's highest suicide rates, and money strain plus loneliness form a risky mix that the pandemic deepened. Tirth Bhatta, Dante Miller, and Nirmala Lekhak survey that mix in a 2023 study of state residents aged fifty and up. Their web survey asked about finances, mood, worry, and loneliness during the crisis.
Money strain tracked strongly with both low mood and anxiety. Once loneliness and pandemic worry entered the model, the money effect on low mood shrank a lot, and its link with anxiety faded out. People who felt lonelier or more worried also reported worse mood across the board. The authors call for mental health help and money support aimed at poorer older adults, with loneliness as a prime target.
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| CREATOR | Tirth Bhatta, Dante Miller, Nirmala Lekhak |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |