Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on depression in older adults: A panel data analysis

Alessio Gaggero, Ángel Fernández-Pérez and Dolores Jiménez-Rubio
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Dolores Jiménez Rubio

Health Policy, 2022, vol. 126, issue 9, 865-871

Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on depression in the older population, an especially vulnerable group for which to date there is limited empirical research.

Keywords: COVID-19; Pandemic; Depression trends; CES-D index; Older adults; Panel data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H12 I1 I14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.07.001

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