Loneliness in older adults during COVID-19 lockdown linked to worsening depressive symptoms
Loneliness in adults aged 50 and over during the COVID-19 lockdown was linked to worsening depressive and other mental health symptoms, according to a large-scale online study.
Loneliness emerged as a key factor linked to worsening symptoms of depression and anxiety in a study of more than 3,000 people aged 50 or over led by the University of Exeter and King s College London, and funded by The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) .
Researchers had access to data going back to 2015 for participants of the PROTECT online study. They also found that a decrease in physical activity since the start of the pandemic was associated with worsening symptoms of depression and anxiety during the pandemic. Other factors included being female and being retired.
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Loneliness in adults aged 50 and over during the COVID-19 lockdown was linked to worsening depressive and other mental health symptoms, according to a large-scale online study.
Loneliness emerged as a key factor linked to worsening symptoms of depression and anxiety in a study of more than 3,000 people aged 50 or over led by the University of Exeter and King s College London, and funded by The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) .
Researchers had access to data going back to 2015 for participants of the PROTECT online study. They also found that a decrease in physical activity since the start of the pandemic was associated with worsening symptoms of depression and anxiety during the pandemic. Other factors included being female and being retired.
A normal oxygen level in the blood is between 95 per cent and 100 per cent.
In an attempt to save lives, the NHS
bought hundreds of thousands of oximeters (oxygen monitors) for patients with Covid-19 to use at home
.
The Covid Oximetry at Home service was
set up by NHS England as a way of making sure patients vulnerable to coronavirus are monitored at home and any deterioration picked up and treated quickly, increasing their chance of recovery.
Once a person tests positive for Covid-19, the test-and-trace service notifies their GP, which enables them to refer eligible people into the service
New research has demonstrated that a simple, cheap test can help identify who is at risk of developing colorectal cancer, aiding early diagnosis and potentially saving lives.
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British Journal of Cancer after analyzing data from 4,000 patients aged 50 and over.
The study is led by the University of Exeter, and supported by the Peninsula and the Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon, and Gloucestershire Cancer Alliances, and by the Cancer Research UK.
The research involved all healthcare providers in the South West of England taking a new approach. Over six months, they provided the faecal immunochemical test (FIT), which costs round £4 and can pick up traces of hidden blood in faeces.
The test was given to anyone with low-risk symptoms of colorectal cancer. Prior to this, there was no easy to do test available for people with low risk symptoms of colorectal cancer.