Altered Lives in a Time of Crisis

TILDA is a large-scale longitudinal study that collects information on the health, economic and social situation of a nationally representative sample of 8,504 older community-dwelling adults in Ireland and looks at how their circumstances change.  When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Ireland in March 2020, TILDA was uniquely positioned to document the impact the pandemic had on the lives of older adults.  With the support of the Health Research Board, TILDA surveyed 4,000 of its existing participants between July and November 2020.  The TILDA COVID-19 report covers a range of aspects of the lives of adults aged 60 years and older during the first few months of the pandemic.  As well as information on changes to normal activities due to social distancing and other restrictions on social interactions, it examines how these alterations to peoples’ lives impacted on their physical and mental wellbeing.  See the report at: https://tilda.tcd.ie/publications/reports/pdf/c19-key-findings-report/COVID-19%20Key%20Findings%20Report.pdf