Social contact and the perceived impact of social distancing on health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic among community dwelling older adults taking part in the OPAL cohort study

• Main Authors: Esther Williamson (Author), Ioana R Marian (Author), Paul Newell (Author), Alana Morris (Author), Mandy Slark (Author), Sarah Lamb (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing and reduced social contact may have affected older adults' health. Objectives To evaluate the perceived impact of social distancing on older adults' health and explore the association between social contact and health outc...