key: cord-0780941-qxb11850 authors: Fujita, Kosuke; Inoue, Aiko; Uno, Chiharu; Huang, Chi Hsien; Umegaki, Hiroyuki; Onishi, Joji; Kuzuya, Masafumi title: Mental health status of the older adults in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-11-24 journal: J Am Med Dir Assoc DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.11.023 sha: 19c74a8d2b973b1655ea13255b87608be76153e8 doc_id: 780941 cord_uid: qxb11850 We found that the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had worsened depressive mood and apathy among the community-dwelling older adults, especially in older adults aged less than 75 years. pandemic had worsened depressive mood and apathy among the community-dwelling older adults, especially in older adults aged less than 75 years. We, authors, thank Taeko Nagatomo, Sae Oozeki, and other Toyoyama town officials for helping with data preparation, and Tomomi Morita for helping with data cleaning. than young adults. A study reported that social isolation and loneliness during the COVID-19 9 pandemic could worsen older adults' anxiety and depression; 3 however, differences in older 10 adults' mental health prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic have not been thoroughly 11 studied yet. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on older 12 adults' mental status. A preliminary analysis for our questionnaire survey named Toyoyama town complex 15 intervention project promoting "Exercise", "Nutrition improvement", and "Going out" 16 (TENG project) was conducted. In this study, the physical, mental, and social status of Mental Health and the Covid-19 Pandemic Coping with Stress. Centers for Disease 68 Control and Prevention Social Isolation and Loneliness Among 72 San Francisco Bay Area Older Adults During the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders Short versions of the geriatric depression scale: A study of their 75 validity for the diagnosis of a major depressive episode according to ICD-10 and DSM-IV