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AI InsightBeing aged 85 and over,illiteracy, living alone, having chronic disease, previous psychiatric diagnosis, anxiety about infection withCOVID-19 and disapprove of curfew decision significantly increased the depression levels in older adults.Conclusion: The curfew during the COVID-19 pandemic increased the depression level in older adultscompared to before the curfew.
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Abstract
Purpose: Curfew was declared for the people 65 years and older to protect from the COVID-19 pandemicby the government in Turkey on 21 March 2020. The aim of this study is to determine the depressionlevels, factors affecting depression, concerns about COVID-19 infection, thoughts about curfew, lifestylesand ways of meeting their needs of the older adults during the curfew.Methods: In the first method, the data of the study were collected by the researchers by contacting therelatives of our university health department students by phone or video interview, and in the second, viaGoogle Forms by the link of the study shared on social networks and online platform and a total of 1311older people were included. Older adult information form and Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form(GDS-15) were used. Mann Whitney–U Test, Kruskal Wallis Test and Multivariate Logistic Regressionanalysis were conducted.Results: Prevalence of depression was measured as 44.2% in the participants. Being aged 85 and over,illiteracy, living alone, having chronic disease, previous psychiatric diagnosis, anxiety about infection withCOVID-19 and disapprove of curfew decision significantly increased the depression levels in older adults.Conclusion: The curfew during the COVID-19 pandemic increased the depression level in older adultscompared to before the curfew.