"Stronger Than I Thought I Was": Older Adults' Coping Across Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background And Objectives: Throughout the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, older adults developed coping strategies to adapt to the necessary social distancing precautions; however, over time, especially as vaccines became available, their need and ability to adapt and cope shifted. This longitudinal, mixed-methods study investigates changes in older adults' perceptions of coping across the first 2 years of the pandemic.

Research Design And Methods: Between April 2020 and June 2022, 5 waves of interviews were conducted with 76 Midwestern older adults aged 70-97.

Vaccine attitudes and acceptance among older adults in North Dakota: Understanding demographic characteristic variability.

Objectives: Older adults face increased risks from infectious diseases which are often preventable with vaccines. The current study examines demographic variation in vaccine hesitancy among older adults in North Dakota.

Methods: A mailed survey assessing age, gender, years of education, self-rated health, rurality, and political leaning as well as vaccine attitudes and vaccine acceptance was conducted with 739 older adults (65+), oversampled from rural counties.