The purpose of this study is to figure out a change in physical activity, social participation and mental health of the elderly caused by COVID-19 and to look into which influence this change has upon mental health of old people. Targeting 184 senior ...
The purpose of this study is to figure out a change in physical activity, social participation and mental health of the elderly caused by COVID-19 and to look into which influence this change has upon mental health of old people. Targeting 184 senior citizens aged 65 or older who are dwelling in Y city of Gyeonggi Province, who have no problem with cognitive function, and who are free to communicate, the offline questionnaire survey was conducted over a total of three months from August of 2022 to October. To examine a change due to COVID-19, the Paired samples T-test was carried out. To verify the relative influence among physical activity, social participation and mental health of the elderly, the correlation analysis was implemented. According to the research results, first, elderly people’s physical activity, social participation and mental health caused by COVID-19 appeared to have a statistically significant difference(p<.001). Second, the correlation was indicated to be r=0.302, p=.000 between physical activity and mental health and to be r=0.147, p=.046 between social participation and mental health. Thus, there was a low positive(+) correlation.