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Background: During the five waves of the Covid-19 pandemic from January 2020 to September 2021, Iranians’ concern about the number of elderly cases that were adversely affected by Covid-19 highly increased. The present study aimed to evaluate mental and the physical health of Iranian older adults across the big waves of the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: In an analytical and longitudinal study, the health of 517 older people with a positive test in Covid-19 disease during the fifth wave of coronavirus in south Iran. Results: The study found that the mental and physical health of older adults with positive Covid-19 status has been affected during the fifth wave of pandemic with a high effect size (Eta square ≥ 0.97, P ≤ 0.05). The majority of samples experienced high perceived stress, panic, and agoraphobia, and this condition significantly increased without change (P ≤ 0.05). Conclusions: The Covid-19 pandemic affected the mental and physical health status of older adults with positive Covid-19 status.
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Moradi, S., Sokout, T., Abnoos, A.B., Ahmad, N., Asadollahi, A. (2023). Mental and Physical Health of Iranian Older Adults With Positive Covid-19 Status During the Fifth Wave of Pandemic. In: Shankardass, M.K. (eds) Handbook on COVID-19 Pandemic and Older Persons. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1467-8_15
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