Survey: Already-isolated older adults fared better than socially connected peers early in COVID pandemic
University of Minne sota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 Older adults who were already isolated before the COVID-19 pandemic experienced less of a shock to their well-being than their more socially connected peers, concludes a UK analysis published yesterday in PNAS. University College London researchers surveyed 4,636 isolated and nonisolated adults aged 50 or older from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing about quality of life, loneliness, health behaviors, financial concerns, and