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Older Adult Residents in Cohousing Communities: Impact and Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Older Adult Residents in Cohousing Communities: Impact and Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Abstract This cross-sectional study explored the experiences of older adults in cohousing communities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cohousing- an intentionally designed collaborative housing community- provides opportunities for social support. Restrictions due to the pandemic may be associated with less opportunities for social and physical connectedness. Most participants did not feel lonely or left out but did feel isolated. Feeling lonely or left out were associated with poor health status, living alone, being single, and having less contact outside of the community. It was unclear if feeling isolated was a result of or was intensified due to the pandemic. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Housing for the Elderly Taylor & Francis

Older Adult Residents in Cohousing Communities: Impact and Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Copyright
© 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
ISSN
1540-353x
eISSN
0276-3893
DOI
10.1080/26892618.2021.1987371
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Abstract

Abstract This cross-sectional study explored the experiences of older adults in cohousing communities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cohousing- an intentionally designed collaborative housing community- provides opportunities for social support. Restrictions due to the pandemic may be associated with less opportunities for social and physical connectedness. Most participants did not feel lonely or left out but did feel isolated. Feeling lonely or left out were associated with poor health status, living alone, being single, and having less contact outside of the community. It was unclear if feeling isolated was a result of or was intensified due to the pandemic.

Journal

Journal of Housing for the ElderlyTaylor & Francis

Published: Jan 2, 2023

Keywords: Cohousing; COVID-19; older adult housing; loneliness; social contact; social support

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