DISCOVER OLDER ADULTS’

SURPRISING RESILIENCE

Based on a survey of 500 older adults, these findings reveal some surprising details about how they found meaning and fulfillment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic and associated restrictions had an unprecedented impact on older adults’ routines, access to social supports, and stress levels. However, this study finds that, on average, respondents experienced low levels of depression, loneliness, and poor sleep quality.

IN THIS RESEARCH BRIEF, YOU’LL LEARN:
  • factors that may impact older adults’ resilience
  • racial differences in depression and loneliness during the pandemic
  • how ageism can skew our perspective of older adults’ resilience

FROM THIS RESEARCH BRIEF:

“Interestingly, those who were older were less likely to be depressed,
exhibit insomnia or be lonely than those who were younger.”

with age comes strength
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WITH AGE COMES STRENGTH

A Snapshot of Older Adults’ Mental Health
during the Pandemic