Publications by authors named "Olivia S Malkowski"
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- - The study examined digital exclusion among older adults in England during the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) to analyze internet use patterns before and during the outbreak.
- - Latent class analysis revealed distinct internet use clusters among older adults, with differences in patterns noted between men and women, as well as significant socio-economic influences on internet access.
- - Findings emphasized persistent inequalities in online opportunities during the pandemic, underscoring the need for equitable digital access and skills development initiatives for all older adults.
Introduction: The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity behaviour in older adults is of particular concern. However, little is yet known about how pre-existing socioeconomic inequalities in older adults' physical activity have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to explore socioeconomic disparities in physical activity levels and change over time among older adults in England, using data collected before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealthy ageing research largely has a unidimensional focus on physical health, negating the importance of psychosocial factors in the maintenance of a good quality-of-life. In this cohort study, we aimed to identify trajectories of a new multidimensional metric of Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA), including their associations with socio-economic variables. A latent AHA metric was created for 14,755 participants across eight waves of data (collected between 2004 and 2019) from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), using Bayesian Multilevel Item Response Theory (MLIRT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is an objective tool for evaluating three domains (balance, repeated chair stands, and gait speed) of lower extremity physical function in older age. It is unclear how the associations between SPPB scores and health outcomes persist over time. The aim of this 14-year cohort study was to investigate associations between SPPB scores and health outcomes among participants aged 60+ years in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA).
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