Living conditions and quality of life

COVID-19 y personas de edad avanzada: los efectos sobre su vida, apoyo y cuidados

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28 Enero 2022
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Autor o autores: 
Dubois, Hans; Nivakoski, Sanna; Fóti, Klára; Patrini, Valentina; Mascherini, Massimiliano

Conclusiones principales

  • During the COVID-19 pandemic, social contacts decreased in all age groups in the EU. Among older people, particularly worrying trends emerged in those aged 80+ where, in summer 2020, 18% of them reported feeling lonelier than before the pandemic and one-third had not left their home since the pandemic began.
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  • During the COVID-19 pandemic, social contacts decreased in all age groups in the EU. Among older people, particularly worrying trends emerged in those aged 80+ where, in summer 2020, 18% of them reported feeling lonelier than before the pandemic and one-third had not left their home since the pandemic began.
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  • Mental health deteriorated for people of all ages during the pandemic, but affected young people and the 80+ age group most severely. In summer 2020, 23% of people aged 80+ felt sad more often than before the pandemic. While access to mental health services is important to many, it is also critical to address causes of mental health problems, such as social isolation and difficulties making ends meet.
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  • Both decreases and increases in income were less common among older people, for whom pensions proved to be a stable source of income. However, pandemic-related expenditure, such as spending on private transport and care services, caused financial difficulties, especially for low-income groups. The introduction of care services that are less dependent on income can help to improve the situation of low-income earners.
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  • During the pandemic, the likelihood of reduced physical activity increased with age. In summer 2020, 41% of people aged 50+ went out for walks less often than before the pandemic. To encourage healthy living, address obesity – particularly common among low-income 55- to 74-year-olds – and support positive habits, it will be important to facilitate exercise and active modes of transport across communities; this can also contribute to the green transition.
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  • Low-tech e-healthcare (by phone) facilitated access to healthcare during COVID-19, however, many older people still preferred face-to-face consultations and almost half of users aged 50+ who opted to use e-healthcare reported that it did not fully meet their needs. To ensure better e-healthcare provision in the future, a closer alignment with people’s needs will be required, as well as an acknowledgement that e-healthcare has limitations, especially in the provision of more demanding forms of care.
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Resumen

En este informe se analizan los efectos de la crisis de la COVID-19 sobre la calidad de vida de los ciudadanos de más edad, en particular los efectos sobre su bienestar, sus finanzas, su empleo y su inclusión social. Se exploran las repercusiones sobre el uso de los servicios asistenciales y la dRead more

En este informe se analizan los efectos de la crisis de la COVID-19 sobre la calidad de vida de los ciudadanos de más edad, en particular los efectos sobre su bienestar, sus finanzas, su empleo y su inclusión social. Se exploran las repercusiones sobre el uso de los servicios asistenciales y la dependencia de las personas mayores de otras ayudas. En el informe se presentan las medidas políticas aplicadas en los Estados miembros de la UE para apoyar a las personas mayores en todas las dimensiones mencionadas. Estas abarcan medidas de apoyo a la vida independiente y programas de apoyo a la integración en el mercado laboral de las personas de edad avanzada o de prevención del desempleo, todas las cuales influyen en la calidad de vida de los ciudadanos mayores.

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  • Informe

    Número de páginas: 
    92
    Número de referencia: 
    EF21053
    ISBN: 
    978-92-897-2244-5
    Catálogo nº.: 
    TJ-03-21-504-EN-N
    DOI: 
    10.2806/028438
    Permalink: 
    eurofound.link/ef21053
    Catalogue info

    COVID-19 y personas de edad avanzada: los efectos sobre su vida, apoyo y cuidados

    Autor o autores: 
    Dubois, Hans; Nivakoski, Sanna; Fóti, Klára; Patrini, Valentina; Mascherini, Massimiliano
    Topics: 
    Jubilación; Servicios públicos; Salario e ingresos; Working conditions; Subjective well-being; Care; COVID-19; Living conditions; Condiciones de vida y calidad de vida; Envejecimiento de la población activa

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    Citar esta publicación: 

    Eurofound (2022), COVID-19 and older people: Impact on their lives, support and care, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.

  • Executive summary

    Número de referencia: 
    EF21053EN1
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    COVID-19 y personas de edad avanzada: los efectos sobre su vida, apoyo y cuidados

    Autor o autores: 
    Eurofound

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  • Tables and graphs

    The report contains the following list of figures.

    • Figure 1: Changes to health since the start of the pandemic, by age group and gender, summer 2020, EU (%)
    • Figure 2: Feeling sad or depressed more often than before the pandemic, by age group and gender, summer 2020, EU (%)
    • Figure 3: Risk of depression, by age group, EU (%)
    • Figure 4: Going out for walks more or less often than before the pandemic, by age group (50+), summer 2020, EU (%)
    • Figure 5: Social contacts, by age group, summer 2020, EU (%)
    • Figure 6: In-person and remote contacts at least weekly, by age group, summer 2020, EU (%)
    • Figure 7: Loneliness, by age group, EU (%)
    • Figure 8: Changes in working hours, by age group, spring and summer 2020, EU (%)
    • Figure 9: Teleworking, by age group, spring and summer 2020, EU (%)
    • Figure 10: Work–life conflicts among workers, by gender and age group, EU (%)
    • Figure 11: Informal care for more than five hours a week, by gender and age group, EU (%)
    • Figure 12: Volunteering for over five hours a week during the pandemic, by gender and age group, EU (%)
    • Figure 13: Reduction in household income of over 10%, by age group, summer 2020, EU (%)
    • Figure 14: Low levels of savings, by age group, EU (%)
    • Figure 15: Difficulty making ends meet, by age group, EU (%)
    • Figure 16: Expectations: financial situation in three months’ time, by age group, EU (%)
    • Figure 17: Help from people outside the home with obtaining necessities, by age group, summer 2020, EU (%)
    • Figure 18: Medical care use since the start of the pandemic, by age group, spring 2021, EU (%)
    • Figure 19: Importance of reasons for unmet healthcare needs since the start of the pandemic, by age group, summer 2020 and spring 2021, EU
    • Figure 20: Types of unmet healthcare need, by age group, spring 2021, EU (%)
    • Figure 21: Healthcare or health insurance arrears, by age group, EU (%)
    • Figure 22: Extent to which e-healthcare met users’ needs, by age group, 2021, EU (%)

Las investigaciones realizadas antes de que el Reino Unido abandone la Unión Europea el 31 de enero de 2020 y publicadas posteriormente pueden incluir datos sobre los 28 Estados miembros de la UE. Después de esta fecha, las investigaciones solo tienen en cuenta a los 27 Estados miembros de la UE (EU-28 menos el Reino Unido), a menos que se especifique lo contrario.

Part of the series

  • COVID-19

    Eurofound’s work on COVID-19 examines the far-reaching socioeconomic implications of the pandemic across Europe as they continue to impact living and working conditions. A key element of the research is the e-survey, launched in April 2020, with five rounds completed at different stages during 2020, 2021 and 2022. This is complemented by the inclusion of research into the ongoing effects of the pandemic in much of Eurofound’s other areas of work.

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