Loneliness a major risk factor for depression for seniors during first year of pandemic: study

Loneliness was the most significant risk factor for depression among older Canadians during the first year of the pandemic, according to the results of a large-scale longitudinal study that followed seniors both before and after COVID-19 spread through the country.

The study, which surveyed more than 24,000 Canadians over the age of 50 from before the pandemic to the end of 2020, found that they were twice as likely to experience symptoms of depression after the first lockdown. Forty-three per cent experienced an increasing severity of symptoms as the months went on, which persisted even as the first wave ended and some restrictions were lifted.

65 fared more poorly than older seniors; researchers theorized this group was more likely to be working, and juggling the needs of both children and aging parents. While seniors living alone had high rates of depression symptoms pre-pandemic, their rates of depression did not increase any more than those with company at home during the first wave. Overall, participants in the study who said they felt lonely, however, were five times more likely to show signs of depression than those who did not. “Loneliness in our country is a serious issue for older people,” said Dr. Raina, and one the pandemic highlighted.

Is this supposed to be a revelation? About 3 months into the fake pandemic, anyone who was half awake knew that lock down policies were killing people via depression and deaths of despair. What we didn't know was how many brainwashed Covidians would demand more of the same.

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