The effect of pre-pandemic PTSD and depression symptoms on mental distress among older adults during COVID-19

Ella Cohn-Schwartz; Yaakov Hoffman; Amit Shrira

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.05.022

The effect of pre-pandemic PTSD and depression symptoms on mental distress among older adults during COVID-19

Ella Cohn-Schwartz, Yaakov Hoffman, Amit Shrira

Department of Social & Health Sciences

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Abstract

Objectives: To explore the extent that pre-COVID-19 comorbid PTSD-depression symptoms prospectively predict mental distress among older adults during COVID-19. Methods: We used the Israeli component of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE-Israel), and focused on older adults who participated in 2015 and 2020 and were aged 60 years old or above in 2020 (N = 754). Mental distress was measured via symptoms of depression, feeling anxious\nervous, and loneliness. Results: Older adults who suffered from PTSD-depression comorbidity prior to the pandemic showed the highest risk of feeling more depressed, anxious\nervous, and lonelier than those with no pre-pandemic symptoms. Conclusions: This study suggests that it would be beneficial to prioritize those older adults with a comorbid PTSD-depression diagnosis for interventions, as they are at the highest risk for mental distress in the event of a new stressor.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	633-637
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Psychiatric Research
Volume	151
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.05.022
State	Published - Jul 2022

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This paper uses data from SHARE COVID-19 data (DOIs: 10.6103/SHARE.w8cabeta.001). The SHARE data collection has been funded by the European Commission through FP5 (QLK6-CT-2001-00360), FP6 (SHARE-I3: RII-CT-2006-062193, COMPARE: CIT5-CT-2005-028857, SHARELIFE: CIT4-CT-2006-028812), FP7 (SHARE-PREP: GA N°211909, SHARE-LEAP: GA N°227822, SHARE M4: GA N°261982, DASISH: GA N°283646) and Horizon 2020 (SHARE-DEV3: GA N°676536, SHARE-COHESION: GA N°870628, SERISS: GA N°654221, SSHOC: GA N°823782) and by DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion . Additional funding from the German Ministry of Education and Research , the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science, the U.S. National Institute on Aging (U01_AG09740-13S2, P01_AG005842, P01_AG08291, P30_AG12815, R21_AG025169, Y1-AG-4553-01, IAG_BSR06-11, OGHA_04–064, HHSN271201300071C) and from various national funding sources is gratefully acknowledged (see www.share-project.org ).

Funders	Funder number
National Institute on Aging	P01_AG005842, Y1-AG-4553-01, P30_AG12815, HHSN271201300071C, OGHA_04–064, R21_AG025169, IAG_BSR06-11, U01_AG09740-13S2, P01_AG08291
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
Seventh Framework Programme	261982, 283646, 211909, 227822
Sixth Framework Programme	CIT4-CT-2006-028812, RII-CT-2006-062193, CIT5-CT-2005-028857
Fifth Framework Programme	QLK6-CT-2001-00360
European Commission
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Horizon 2020	654221, 676536, 870628, 823782

Keywords

Coronavirus
Loneliness
Mental health
Psychological distress
Trauma

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