Impacts of Ego-resiliency on Activities of Health Promotion and Frailty Tendency in Community-dwelling Elderly during the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the impacts of ego-resiliency (ER) on activities of health promotion and the frailty tendency in community-dwelling elderly during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. [Participants and Methods] 1200 questionnaires developed by the researcher were sent to community-dwelling elderly persons. 477 adequate replies out of 680 returns were divided into high and low ER score groups. Collected data were basic attributes, the Tilburg Frailty Indicator, health promoting activities and the frailty tendency. [Results] The significant factors associated with ER scores were identified as e-mails, health promotion/maintenance activities. [Conclusion] The results suggest that a higher ER score indicates more engagement with health promoting activities such as hobbies and active exercises, and more interaction with friends by e-mail during the COVID-19 pandemic.