The Protective Role of Group Activity Prior to COVID-19 Pandemic Quarantine on the Relation between Loneliness and Quality of Life during COVID-19 Pandemic

Adi Vitman Schorr (), Itamar Yehuda and Ron Mor
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Adi Vitman Schorr: Faculty of Science and Technology, Tel-Hai College, Kiryat Shemona 1220800, Israel
Itamar Yehuda: Faculty of Science and Technology, Tel-Hai College, Kiryat Shemona 1220800, Israel
Ron Mor: The Campus for Innovation in Education and Teaching, Tel-Hai College, Kiryat Shemona 1220800, Israel

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 19, 1-8

Abstract: Background: Studies of aging have suggested that QoL is positively associated with active social contacts and supportive face to face social networks. However, social networks and contacts in later life decrease due to a variety of reasons; the narrowing of social networks contributes to increased social isolation and loneliness and leads to the deterioration of well-being and QoL among adult persons. The goal of this study was to explore the relationship between loneliness feelings and QoL during the COVID-19 quarantine as potentially moderated by group physical activity prior to the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine. Methods: A convenience sample of 99 older adults aged 60 and over was interviewed. Using bootstrapping, we tested the strength and significance of the conditional moderation effect of group physical activity prior to the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine on the relationship between loneliness feelings and QoL during the COVID-19 quarantine. Results: the results demonstrated a direct negative effect between loneliness feelings and QoL during the COVID-19 pandemic and that the relationship was moderated by group physical activity prior to the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine ( p = 0.000). Conclusion: the findings indicate that policy makers and professionals working with older adults should seek ways to attract older adults to participate in group physical activity and enjoy its long-term social benefits.

Keywords: physical activity; quality of life; older adults; loneliness feelings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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