The psychosocial well-being of older adults in COVID-19 and the 'new normal'

• Main Authors: TAN, Micah, STRAUGHAN, Paulin T., TOV, William, CHEONG, Grace, LIM, Wensi
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: Elderly; older adults; well-being; COVID-19; pandemics; Singapore; social isolation; psychological resilience; Asian Studies; Gerontology; Medicine and Health; Public Health; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/rosa_reports/4; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=rosa_reports
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Early research into COVID-19 has focused predominantly on the immediate and direct physical health effects of the pandemic, as compared to the wider, indirect effects of the pandemic on general well-being brought about by the various measures put in place to contain the virus. In terms of policies,...