Publications

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The ELSA Covid-19 Substudy data are available to download via the UK Data Service. 

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As such, scientific papers have already been published as detailed below. We will update this page with publications that use the ELSA Covid-19 data.

 

If you have used the data and cannot see your paper listed here, please tell us.

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 1.  Demakakos P. Importance of population-based longitudinal studies to understanding the impact of COVID-19. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2021. DOI:10.1136/jech-2021-217114

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2.  Di Gessa G, Price D. Changes in health and social well-being in the COVID-19 clinically vulnerable older English population during the pandemic. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2021. DOI:10.1136/jech-2021-216405

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3.  Rutland-Lawes J, Wallinheimo AS, Evans SL. Risk factors for depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study in middle-aged and older adults. BJPsych Open. 2021;7(5):e161. DOI:10.1192/bjo.2021.997

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4.  Steptoe A, Di Gessa G. Mental health and social interactions of older people with physical disabilities in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort study. Lancet Public Health. 2021. DOI:10.1016/s2468-2667(21)00069-4

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5.  Wallinheimo AS, Evans SL. More Frequent Internet Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic Associates with Enhanced Quality of Life and Lower Depression Scores in Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Healthcare (Basel). 2021;9(4). DOI:10.3390/healthcare9040393

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6.  Di Gessa G, Maddock J, Green MJ, Thompson EJ, McElroy E, Davies HL, et al. Pre-pandemic mental health and disruptions to healthcare, economic and housing outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from 12 UK longitudinal studies. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 2021:1-10. DOI:10.1192/bjp.2021.132

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7. Hamilton OS, Cadar D, Steptoe A. Systemic inflammation and emotional responses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Transl Psychiatry. 2021;11(1):626. DOI:10.1038/s41398-021-01753-5 

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8. Zaninotto P, Iob E, Demakakos P, Steptoe A. Immediate and Longer-Term Changes in the Mental Health and Well-being of Older Adults in England During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Psychiatry. 2022;79(2):151-9. DOI:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021

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9. Wallinheimo AS, Evans SL. Patterns of Internet Use, and Associations with Loneliness, amongst Middle-Aged and Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare (Basel). 2022;10(7). DOI:10.3390/healthcare10071179

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10. Qin M, Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A. Did the Socio-Economic Gradient in Depression in Later-Life Deteriorate or Weaken during the COVID-19 Pandemic? New Evidence from England Using Path Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(11). DOI:10.3390/ijerph19116700

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11. Iob E, Steptoe A, Zaninotto P. Mental health, financial, and social outcomes among older adults with probable COVID-19 infection: A longitudinal cohort study. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022;119(27):e2200816119. DOI:10.1073/pnas.2200816119

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12. Gaggero A, Fernández-Pérez Á, Jiménez-Rubio D. Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on depression in older adults: A panel data analysis. Health Policy. 2022. DOI:10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.07.001

 

13. Gaggero A. The Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Smoking Behaviour: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022. DOI:10.1093/ntr/ntac097

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14. Di Gessa G, Price D. The impact of shielding during the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Br J Psychiatry. 2022:1-7. DOI:10.1192/bjp.2022.44

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15. Curran E, Rosato M, Ferry F, Leavey G. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Psychiatric Symptoms Among Older People in England During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Latent Class Analysis. Int J Ment Health Addict. 2022:1-13. DOI:10.1007/s11469-022-00820-2

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16. Chen S, Jones LA, Jiang S, Jin H, Dong D, Chen X, et al. Difficulty and help with activities of daily living among older adults living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country population-based study. BMC Geriatr. 2022;22(1):181. DOI:10.1186/s12877-022-02799-w 

17. Maddock, J., Parsons, S., Di Gessa, G., Green, M.J., Thompson, E.J., Stevenson, A.J., Kwong, A.S., McElroy, E., Santorelli, G., Silverwood, R.J., Captur, G., Chaturvedi, N., Steves, C.J., Steptoe, A., Patalay, P., Ploubidis, G.B., Katikireddi, S.V. Inequalities in healthcare disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from 12 UK population-based longitudinal studies. BMJ Open. 2022. DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064981

 

18. Taylor, K.S., Steptoe, A., Iob, E. The relationship of adverse childhood experiences, hair cortisol, C-reactive protein, and polygenic susceptibility with older adults' psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mol Psychiatry. 2022.

DOI:10.1038/s41380-022-01805-2

 

19. Thompson, E.J., Stafford, J., Moltrecht, B., Huggins, C.F., Kwong, A.S.F., Shaw, R.J., Zaninotto, P., Patel, K., Silverwood, R.J., McElroy, E., Pierce, M., Green, M.J., Bowyer, R.C.E., Maddock, J., Tilling, K., Katikireddi, S.V., Ploubidis, G.B., Porteous, D.J., Timpson, N., Chaturvedi, N., Steves, C.J., Patalay, P. Psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and life satisfaction following COVID-19 infection: evidence from 11 UK longitudinal population studies. Lancet Psychiatry. 2022

DOI:10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00307-8

 

20. Green, M.J., Maddock, J., Di Gessa, G., Wielgoszewska, B., Parsons, S., Griffith, G.J., Croft, J., Stevenson, A.J., Huggins, C.F., Booth, C., Wels, J., Silverwood, R.J., Patalay, P., Hughes, A.D., Chaturvedi, N., Howe, L.D., Fitzsimons, E., Katikireddi, S.V., Ploubidis, G.B. The UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and smoking, alcohol consumption and vaping during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from eight longitudinal population surveys. BMC Med. 2022. DOI:10.1186/s12916-022-02511-0

21. Beach B, Steel N, Steptoe A, Zaninotto P. Associations of cognitive impairment with self-isolation and access to health and care during the COVID-19 pandemic in England. Sci Rep. 2023 Mar 28;13(1):5026. DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-31241-3

22. Beach B, Steptoe A, Zaninotto P. Depression and anxiety in people with cognitive impairment and dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: Analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. PLoS Med. 2023 Apr 24;20(4):e1004162.
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004162
 

23. Wels J, Wielgoszewska B, Moltrecht B, Booth C, Green MJ, Hamilton OK, Demou E, Di Gessa G, Huggins C, Zhu J, Santorelli G, Silverwood RJ, Kopasker D, Shaw RJ, Hughes A, Patalay P, Steves C, Chaturvedi N, Porteous DJ, Rhead R, Katikireddi SV, Ploubidis GB. Home working and social and mental wellbeing at different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: Evidence from 7 longitudinal population surveys. PLoS Med. 2023 Apr 27;20(4):e1004214. 
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004214

24. Huang YT, Steptoe A, Patel RS, Thomson EF, Cadar D. The impact of long-term conditions and comorbidity patterns on COVID-19 infection and hospitalisation: a cohort study. medRxiv. 2023 Apr 27:2023.04.25.23289035.
DOI:10.1101/2023.04.25.23289035

25. Wang W, Wang J, Shi J, Li Y, Zhang X, Wu F, Wang Y, Li J, Hao M, Liu X, Zhai S, Wang Y, Gao N, Tian Y, Lu R, Yeo YH, Jia X, Ji F, Dang S. Associations of psychological wellbeing with COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality in adults aged 50 years or older from 25 European countries and Israel. Front Public Health. 2023 May 4;11:1124915. DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1124915

26. Collinge, A.N., Bath, P.A. Socioeconomic Background and Self-Reported Sleep Quality in Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023.
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20054534

27. Di Gessa, G., Zaninotto, P. Health Behaviors and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging. J Appl Gerontol. 2023. DOI:10.1177/07334648231159373

 

28. Kung, C.S.J., Steptoe, A. Changes in Internet use patterns among older adults in England from before to after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep. 2023. DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-30882-8

 

29. Kung, C.S.J., Zhu, J., Zaninotto, P., Steptoe, A. Changes in retirement plans in the English older population during the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of health factors and financial insecurity. Eur J Ageing. 2023.
DOI:10.1007/s10433-023-00770-1

 

30. Patel, M., Uthman, O. Risk factors for newly-developed cardiovascular disease and quality of life during the COVID - 19 pandemic: an analysis of the English longitudinal study of ageing. BMC Public Health. 2023.
DOI:10.1186/s12889-023-16135-3

31. Price, D., Di Gessa, G. Mental health and self-rated health of older carers during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from England. Aging Ment Health. 2023. DOI:10.1080/13607863.2023.2236569

 

32. Ramos-Vera, C., García O'Diana, A., Basauri, M.D., Calle, D.H., Saintila, J. Psychological impact of COVID-19: A cross-lagged network analysis from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging COVID-19 database. Front Psychiatry. 2023.

DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1124257

 

33. Zheng, F., Li, C., Hua, R., Liang, J., Gao, D., Xie, W. Sex differences in changes of depressive symptoms among older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from two longitudinal cohorts. BMC Geriatr. 2023. DOI:10.1186/s12877-023-03744-1

 

34. Zhu, J., Di Gessa, G., Zaninotto, P. Changes in health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic and effect on weight and obesity among older people in England. Sci Rep. 2023. DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-41391-z

 

35. Zhu, J., Zaninotto, P., Di Gessa, G. Pre-pandemic trajectories of depressive symptomatology and their relation to depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal study of English older people. 2023. BJPsych Open.

DOI:10.1192/bjo.2023.586
 

36. Malkowski, O.S., Townsend, N.P., Kelson, M.J., Foster, C.E.M., Western, M.J. Socioeconomic inequalities in physical activity among older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. BMJ Public Health. 2023. DOI:10.1136/bmjph-2023-000100

 

37. Vlachantoni, A., Falkingham, J., Evandrou, M., Qin, M. Has COVID-19 Been the Great Leveler? The Changing Use of Intergenerational Digital Communications Amongst Older People in England During the Pandemic. 2023. J Appl Gerontol.

DOI:10.1177/07334648231153385

 

38. Jin, M.J., Bae, S.M. The Effect of Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Physical Activity on Depressive Symptoms of Older Adults during COVID-19: A Moderated Mediation Analysis. 2023. Int J Environ Res Public Health. DOI:10.3390/ijerph21010026

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39. Mansfield, R., Di Gessa, G., Patel, K., McElroy, E., Wels, J., Henderson, M., Maddock, J., Stafford, J., Steptoe, A., Richards, M., Patalay, P. Examining the Interrelationships Between Social Isolation and Loneliness and Their Correlates Among Older British Adults Before and During the COVID-19 Lockdown: Evidence from Four British Longitudinal Studies. 2023. Innov Aging. DOI:10.1093/geroni/igad126

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40. Sun, H.L., Zhang, Q., Si, T.L., Bai, W., Chen, P., Lam, M.I., Lok, K.I., Su, Z., Cheung, T., Ungvari, G.S., Jackson, T., Sha, S., Xiang, Y.T. Interactive changes in depression and loneliness symptoms prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal network analysis. 2024. Psychiatry Res. DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115744

 

41. Ramos-Vera, C., García O'Diana, A., Basauri-Delgado, M., Calizaya-Milla, Y.E., Saintila, J.
Network analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in older adults in the United Kingdom. 2024. Sci Rep. DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-58256-8

 

42. Nakanishi, M., Yamasaki, S., Nakashima, T., Miyamoto, Y., Cooper, C., Richards, M., Stanyon, D., Sakai, M., Yoshii, H., Nishida, A. Association Between Dementia, Change in Home-Care Use, and Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study Using Data from Three Cohort Studies. 2024. J Alzheimers Dis. DOI: 10.3233/jad-240097

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43. Kung, C.S.J., Steptoe, A. Changes in well-being among socially isolated older people during the COVID-19 pandemic: An outcome-wide analysis. 2024. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2308697121

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44. Danka, M.N., Steptoe, A., Iob, E. Physical activity, low-grade inflammation, and psychological responses to the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in England. 2024. medRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.14.24305797

45. Malkowski, O.S., Townsend, N.P., Kelson, M.J., Foster, C.E.M., Western, M.J. Socio-economic inequalities in the breadth of internet use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in England. 2024. PLoS One.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303061

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46. Hosea, A., Kung, C.S.J., Potter, S., Steptoe, A. Context Matters: Internet Usage and Loneliness Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2024. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae158

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