Life under stay-at-home orders: a panel study of change in social interaction and emotional wellbeing among older Americans during COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Jielu Lin (Author), Melissa Zajdel (Author), Krystyna R. Keller (Author), Fiona O. Gilpin Macfoy (Author), Philip Shaw (Author), Brenda Curtis (Author), Lyle Ungar (Author), Laura Koehly (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Recent research has shown the mental health consequence of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, but longitudinal data are relatively scarce. It is unclear whether the pattern of isolation and elevated stress seen at the beginning of the pandemic persists over time. Thi...