A new longitudinal study from the University of Toronto highlights the substantial mental health toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with a history of stroke.
Researchers examined a sample of over 500 older adults with a history of stroke from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, a large dataset of older Canadians. Their findings indicated high levels of depression in this population during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Using longitudinal data, the researchers were able to separate respondents with a history of depression from those who had never experienced depression prior to the pandemic. They found that 1 in 7 older adults with stroke history experienced depression for the first time during the pandemic. When the analysis was restricted to those with a history of depression, the prevalence was much higher, with 1 in 2 of these individuals experiencing a recurrence or persistence of depression during the pandemic.
A recent study sheds light on the profound mental health toll that COVID-19 has taken on older adults with a history of stroke. The pandemic’s isolation measures and uncertainties have disproportionately affected this vulnerable group, emphasizing the need for tailored mental health support.
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Study Highlights COVID-19’s Mental Health Toll on Older Adults with Stroke History https://t.co/jwbgF0piZe #rehabnearme
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