Impact of Covid-19 on Mental Health of Elderly People in UK: A Literature Review

This literature review explores the impact of Covid-19 on the mental health of elderly people in UK. It covers various studies and coping strategies used during the pandemic. The report concludes with the need for proper planning and strategies to overcome the challenges faced by the elderly population.

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Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Literature Reflection (evidence-based process)-.............................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Covid -19 was the serious pandemic that has had huge effects on the daily lives of most
individuals in the year of 2019. This was a serious issue that has occurred in who world and
created the problems in running their functions and activities. As of 26th April, virus itself has
already taken the lives of some 193,710 people, and fatality rates for more than 80 years of age
people increased. This is important to individuals to analysis the environment and comes to
know how to resolve the problems that occurs (Tromans and et.al., 2020). As the virus spreads
rapidly in developing UK, likely overwhelming health of elders and social protection, where
morality rate for elder person is increased by high rates. In UK, number of people over the age of
50 faced the many health and mental issues as it affected the lives badly. The topic is important
to understand as it will help to bring changes in people lives by offering them best treatment and
services. The current report is impact of Covid-19 on mental health of elder people in UK. The
report covers literature review matrix, and reflection by considering all activities.
MAIN BODY
Literature Matrix
Title, Author,
and year
Purpose of
the study
Sample (who
were the
participants,
and how
many)
Implications
of results on
practice
what else
needs to be
understood?
Conclusion
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Systematic
Review
(Reading
above)
Covid-19
pandemic and
mental health
consequences:
systematic
review of the
current
evidence.
The purpose
of the study
was to
identify an
overview to
look at the
COVID 19
Infection
A total of 43
studies were
conducted
however 2
had
confirmed
COVID 19
Cases
(Impact of
Covid-19 on
Less
knowledge of
the pandemic,
an increase of
finding high
levels of
PTSS 99%
and
symptoms of
psychiatric
For example,
ignoring the
immediate
and long-term
psychology
effects of
COVID-19
Pandemic
would be
disastrous,
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mental health
of elderly
people.
2022.)
patients have
worsened
over the due
course of
COVID 19
Health care
practitioners'
psychological
health had
increased due
to the
demands of
COVID 19
particularly
for children
and young
people, who
account for
almost 40%
of the
population in
the country.
Further
studies must
address the
challenges
faced by
healthcare
practitioners.
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Systematic
Review –
LTU
LIBARY
(find your
own)
Covid-19
pandemic and
mental health
issue on
elderly people.
To identify
the impacts of
Covid-19 on
elder people
in UK
(Steptoe and
Di Gessa,
2021).
Many studies
have
conducted by
research b
using primary
as well as
secondary
data that has
created the
cases (Pieh
and et.al.,
2021).
It has had
impacted
badly such as
rate of
depression in
old people
increased.
They were
not stable to
maintain their
good health.
It has also
increased the
infection as
virus spread.
Not focus on
issues such as
occurrence of
pandemic in
UK has
created the
issues for old
age people as
they were
died or
suffered from
serious
diseases.
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Intervention
study
Covid-19 has
created the
emergency
situation in
almost every
country of
world (Banks
and Xu, 2020).
The pandemic
caused by
virus serve
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
that
developed
emergency’s
situation.
Plenty of
research
works have
shown that
pandemic
possible
spread from
animal to
human that
affected the
health of
elder person
(Steptoe and
Di Gessa,
2021).
The
implications
were so high
as social
distancing,
closed
businesses,
schools, and
isolation that
affect the
health of
elder age
(Holmes and
et.al., 2020).
It has
concluded
that covid-19
impacted
negatively on
people as
depression,
unavailability
of particular
medicines or
vaccines,
insufficient
evidences
regarding the
transmission
mechanism of
the disease.
Cross-section
study
The Corona
Virus outbreak
in December
2019, in the
Chinese city of
Wuhan has
become a
global threat
(Steptoe and
Di Gessa,
2021).
The purpose
behind this
study is to
analysis the
impact of
pandemic
enforced
lockdown on
mental health
and quality of
life.
The
researcher
participated
in to research
program that
increased the
insights to
come out
from this
situation
(Banks and
Xu, 2020).
An online
survey was
conducted
between 1st of
April to 10th
of May 2020,
using
validated
questionnaire
based on
DASS-42.
The cross
sectional
study states
participants
have been
used social
networking,
listening
music,
sleeping,
cleaning,
washing,
eating well
and clearing
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work that
supported to
complete
actions.
Cohort study This is a type
of research
design
followed by
group of
people over
the time
period.
Main purpose
of cohort
study is
significant
consequences
for mental
health
(O'Connor
and et.al.,
2021).
The 50
people were
participants
out of them
10 was
confirmed
case.
This has
impacted on
elders such as
depression,
anxiety, and
stress that
creates issues
in their lives
(Mental
Health and
Various
Coping
Strategies
among
general
population
living Under
Imposed
COVID-
Lockdown
Across world.
2020).
The findings
based on
large
community
cohort of
N=3097
adults age 18
years of
older.
Longitudinal This is longer
process in
which research
being
conducted that
The main
purpose of
study is to
analysis the
process which
The number
of
participants
were 4o who
belongs to
It impacted to
complete the
research in 9
months as it
is
It has
determined
that
Participants
were enrolled
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can help to
develop the
understandings
and
knowledge.
have taken to
conduct the
research
(Kwong and
et.al., 2021).
JERPH
college.
longitudinal
section.
(Mental
Health and
Various
Coping
Strategies
among
general
population
living Under
Imposed
COVID-
Lockdown
Across world.
2020)
in a
longitudinal
cohort study
that
investigates
the health and
well-being of
University
students.
Literature Reflection (evidence-based process)-
The study regarding impacts of Covid-19 on mental health of elder people has been
conducted by me that supported to know how it can be overcome. This is important for each
individual to identify what is happening around and how each problem could be resolved so that
kind of strategies are applied to complete the work. I have learned from this study that how
pandemic has affected the mental and physical health such as depression, stress, spread of virus
in lungs of human being that created the issues in living their life. Before this, I never knew that
how pandemic might be affect the mental health of people. Most of the elder age of people being
affected badly that created the issues in running their routine life. Covid-19 was a serious issue
have occurred in whole world due to spreads of virus in city of China that was Wuhan. This have
risen from animal and entered into human body that created the issues.
The study was most challenging for me because to conduct research and understand in
pandemic period was so difficult that created challenge for me to collect data. There were many
participants who shared their experience to come out from pandemic. The similarities were
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collection of data by using questionnaire that helped to know what strategies should be use to
manage the all functions and activities. A longitudinal horizon as section is being used by
researcher that supported to complete the study in defined period and accomplish the personal as
well as professional goals. A descriptive research design is used by me as it fulfils objectivity,
reliability, validity, and generalizations of the findings that supported to grow the all activities
and functions effectively. It has seen that all collected data regarding impact of pandemic on
elder people have focused on accuracy and reliability that can help to complete the goals
effectively. The present research helps to find out the impacts and strategies of pandemic so that
upcoming problem could be overcome effectively. The priorities for future research is to focus
on topic, then select the method or technique to conduct the study as it brings collection of
information regarding a topic and supports to manage the all activities which are require to
complete the analysis. This area has increased my knowledge and insights to take future
opportunity so that I could perform well.
CONCLUSION
From the report it has been concluded that Covid-19 was the major issue for each
individuals as it affected the life where it became important to analysis the environment and
comes to know how each factor created the challenge for people. There is need to have proper
strategies and planning which can be used to bring changes in existing process and introduce
new one so that each work could be perform well. A research has been conducted by analysing
all resources and data so that enough amount of information could get easily.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journal
Tromans, S., and et.al., 2020. Patterns of use of secondary mental health services before and
during COVID-19 lockdown: observational study. BJPsych open. 6(6).
Steptoe, A. and Di Gessa, G., 2021. Mental health and social interactions of older people with
physical disabilities in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort
study. The Lancet Public Health. 6(6), pp.e365-e373.
Banks, J. and Xu, X., 2020. The mental health effects of the first two months of lockdown during
the COVID‐19 pandemic in the UK. Fiscal Studies. 41(3). pp.685-708.
O'Connor, R. C., and et.al., 2021. Mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic:
longitudinal analyses of adults in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health & Wellbeing
study. The British journal of psychiatry. 218(6). pp.326-333.
Kwong, A. S., and et.al., 2021. Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in two
longitudinal UK population cohorts. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 218(6). pp.334-
343.
Pieh, C., and et.al., 2021. Mental health during COVID-19 lockdown in the United
Kingdom. Psychosomatic medicine. 83(4). pp.328-337.
Holmes, E. A., and et.al.,2020. Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19
pandemic: a call for action for mental health science. The Lancet Psychiatry. 7(6).
pp.547-560.
Online
Impact of Covid-19 on mental health of elderly people. 2022. [Online]. Available through:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/
impactofmentalhealthduringthecovid19pandemic
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