Yasuko Ishimoto, Yumi Kimura, Taizo Wada, Kiichi Hirayama, Emiko Kato, Mai Tatsuno, Michiko Fujisawa, Yoriko Kasahara, Masahiro Nakatsuka, Mitsuhiro Nose, Masanori Iwasaki, Satoko Kakuta, Mayumi Hirosaki, Kiyohito Okumiya, Kozo Matsubayashi, Ryota Sakamoto
AIM: This study examined the associations between geriatric factors and decreased opportunities for conversation among older adults amid a period of self-restraint during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was carried out in October 2020. The participants were 204 residents aged ≥65 years staying at a private care home in Kyoto city, Japan. Logistic regression analysis was carried out with the reduction of conversation opportunities as the dependent variable, and geriatric factors as independent variables after adjusting for age and sex...
February 24, 2024: Geriatrics & Gerontology International