‘I am more stressed if my infection affects others’: development of a COVID-19-related stress scale in older people and examination of its validity and associations with mental health risks
The Delphi process enhanced our understanding of what older people perceived as stressful, much of which resulted from certain healthcare strategies and reflected cultural influences. These and the MIMIC results highlight the need to balance public health policies with respect to infectious diseases and older people's mental health and quality of life.
Authors
- Lesley Sze
- Gloria Hoi Yan Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1331-942X)
- Edwin Lok Yan Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1956-2989)
- Wai-wai Kwok
- Jiaqi Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2774-5016)
- Dara Kiu Yi Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7255-2790)
- Tianyin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8194-5342)
- Eric Kwok Lun Yiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2171-9324)
- Jennifer Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4160-1713)
- Terry Lum
Institutions
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HK)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.769
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Hong Kong