Help provided by community-dwelling older adults in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic
Overall, a third of the older individuals still provided help and remained socially involved during the pandemic. They had high social capital and mental well-being, supporting their helping behavior. When developing future restrictive measures, a distinction based on health and vulnerability should be prioritized over one based primarily on age, to prevent the emergence of a different form of vulnerability.
Authors
- Jet Bussemaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7496-1627)
- Suzan van der Pas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6694-4325)
- Samantha F. F. Groenestein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8100-2619)
Institutions
- Leiden University (NL)
- University of Applied Sciences Leiden (NL)
- The Hague University of Applied Sciences (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06356-z
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- ZonMw
- Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam